Said of a {{Fanfic}} that attempts to [[{{Pastiche}} emulate the tone, atmosphere and style of its inspiration as closely as possible]]. The goal of the Original Flavour fic is to seem as though the original production team could have thought it up. Even if it heads off into previously unknown and unexplored territory for that property, the story will emphasize the use of ''existing'' gimmicks and devices rather than introducing totally foreign ones.

If you are writing an Original Flavour fic, you (usually) don't introduce or kill core characters, revise continuity, or do anything that is non-canon beyond the events of your story. To an extent, it is possible to pull these off and still maintain this trope, but only if it's in a way that the canon itself could have evolved (as opposed to anything drastic). Original Flavor is exactly like writing a spec script you could submit to the showrunner, but not necessarily in script form.

Note that some fandoms, especially those with looser story arcs, are easier to write in Original Flavour than others. It's also more popular for works with a distinctive style of writing and/or dialogue, as this is a particularly easy element to imitate. If the original work was CutShort, anyone would be glad to read how the rest of the series could have played out if a fanfiction continuation assumes this trope.

Original Flavour has been the direct polar opposite of most other FanFic types at one time or another. Because of the widespread prevalence of labyrinthine FixFic and florid {{Shipping}}, Original Flavor can be ''incredibly'' rare. Fun is also found in a self-imposed challenge to see how far a writer can go out of the lines [[ArmedWithCanon without technically deviating from "canon"]].

For when this treatment is done for individual characters rather than entire stories, see SailorEarth. For fanfics that [[ExaggeratedTrope take this up a notch]], see ScriptFic. Frequently overlaps with PseudocanonicalFic. Cousin trope of SpiritualLicensee, in which a brand new work or franchise attempts to emulate an existing one, due to appreciation for what the latter was as a whole, and could be considered a symbolic installment for that franchise.

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* ''Webcomic/FutureReunion'' is a fan comic based on the manga ''Manga/SailorMoon''. The artist's style in both artwork and storytelling ability is near identical to the original work.
* It has been commented on that the the alternate versions of the non-Arc-V characters that show up in ''Fanfic/ArcVedProtagonists'' make perfect since for how they exist in an Arc-V setting and that they are still true to their original selves despite the new settings they are put in.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12431989/1/If-It-s-Not-Me-It-s-You If It's Not Me, It's You,]]'' a GenFic that has been praised for it's very canon-like plot, mind games and excellent, IC characterization.
* In Manga-ish form, the french comic, ''[[http://www.magicalfami.net/ Magical Fami]]'' fanfic of Anime/OjamajoDoremi, by Alexandre [=JBOMagical=] follows the exact same formula as the original counterpart. It is to a point that it has enough material and is so close to the original it could be adapted into a ~26 episode sequel of the original and most wouldn't notice.
* ''Fanfic/IronTouch'' closely mimics the tone and plot structure of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', specifically [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5]]. The [[https://edgy-ella.tumblr.com/ author]] often refers to it as a fan''part'' rather than a straight fanfiction for this reason.
* Rob "Kenko" Haynie's ''[[Fanfic/GirlDays Girl]] [[http://www.knology.net/~kenjiko2/Textfile.html Days]]'' is an excellent Original Flavour ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fic.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Manga/ReTake'' has the same sort of occasionally MindScrew-ey plot as the original ''Evangelion'', the art is as good or BETTER than the canon source, the characters are all perfect, and the [[spoiler:eventually happy]] ending is completely believable, taking into account the characters and the situation. Asuka fans consider it to be the true continuation and ending of ''End of Evangelion'', while others feel conflicted about the plot direction it takes, particularly some very graphic sex scenes (in the unedited version) and plot details towards the ending. Original Flavour [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools may not always be a good thing]], especially when it's based on an already divisive series.
** ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'', while not a {{Doujinshi}} like ''[=ReTake=]'', is also an alternate universe fic which shows an impressive attention to detail on the part of the author. It is written as a AlternateUniverse continuation that picks up where Episode 24 left off, but going in a different direction than Episode 25 and 26, and ''The End of Evangelion'', and is essentially written as the second season of the show that never was. The writer has also commented that he even deliberately attempted to be vague on some of the same elements that the show was (such as the more metaphysical stuff).
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/322425/1/ The White Dog]]'' for an ''Manga/InuYasha'' Original Flavour fic.
* [[http://fyredancer.net/misc/index.html Talya Firedancer's]] ''{{Manga/Gravitation}}'' fanfics were explicitly written to read like a typical script taken from the anime.
* Online FanFic pioneer Ryan Mathews once participated in a hoax wherein an unfinished ''Literature/DirtyPair'' fanfiction was released on Usenet as the purported "transcript" of a lost [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]]. Apparently, it was Original Flavour enough for those who read it -- the record shows some of the readers engaged in several weeks of frantic research.
* The ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' fanfic entitled ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4988226 The Love Affair of Nagato Yuki]]'' (whose [[NonIndicativeName title]] doesn't prepare you for [[DidntSeeThatComing the various surprises inside]]--well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin except]] [[FanPreferredCouple one]]), received various praises comparing it with both the series and the novels.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4571670 Neko Love Hina]]'' is a take on the ''Manga/LoveHina'' franchise by Kytranis that aims for humor with every chapter.
* ''Webcomic/DragonBallMultiverse'' is a webcomic with an art style in the tournament chapters very similar to official art from ''Manga/DragonBall'', Akira Toriyama. However, later chapters have been drawn by several different artists, each putting their own spin on certain facial expressions.
* The ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fic ''An Incident and Jerusalem/Increments of Jerusalem'' play out (for the most part) like a classic Franchise/SherlockHolmes story, going so far as to capture Sir Arthur C. Doyle's narrative style. This stays consistent all throughout, even as [[spoiler:Arthur casually outwits Holmes.]]
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3455875 This Pendent Heart]]'' is a ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' fanfic stunningly similar to the tone of the original show, even despite being overtly [[{{Shipping}} shippy]] at times (it helps that the anime is, after all, a {{shojo}} work). It also ties together and expands on a few plot threads, while continuing to develop the characters.
* The ''Fanfic/ElementalChessTrilogy'', a series of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfics, was intended to be this. It apparently succeeded, since a few reviewers questioned whether the author was really Hiromu Arakawa writing under a fake name.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4786942 Spreading Their Wings]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4807322 Another New World]]'' are two ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' fanfics that follow the style and canon of the series.
* ''Fanfic/MadoOfStoneMill'' is a great ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'' original flavour that takes place a little after the events of the anime.
* ''Fanfic/OfScienceAndMagics'' is one for the ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' franchise, with Touma becoming childhood friends with Mikoto.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5270478 Meet Nadeshiko]]'', a ''Manga/ShugoChara'' fanfic. It starts out as a generic rimahiko fanfic, but as the story progresses, it becomes a great sequel to the series.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/553966/bebop-aria bebop-aria's]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1772138/1/Left-Eye ''Left Eye'']] is a brilliant ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' fic assembled from still photos in the anime series. It is a mature, detailed outline of Spike, Vicious, and Julia's lives pre-Bebop that ties together some of the series' unresolved plot points, and provides a deeper look into the trio's characters.
* There were several light novels based on ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure [=JoJo's=] Bizarre Adventure]]'', with one of them being commissioned by Hirohiko Araki himself, but by far the most popular one for its faithfulness would be ''Literature/PurpleHazeFeedback'', which serves as an epilogue to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5]] whilst also tying it back to previous parts and expanding on loose plot threads that were left open to interpretation. Readers have praised the novel for retaining the wacky, yet comprehensive narrative that [=JoJo=] is known for, to the point of having some [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments kickass action scenes]] described in words only. It also helps that it focuses on [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter Pannacotta Fugo]], whom Araki regrets not having done more with, and although he didn't write it, Araki contributed some really nice art to ''PHF''.
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5029771/1/A-Cluster-of-Stars A Cluster of Stars]]. Especially recommended for people who want more of what ''Manga/LuckyStar'' itself could have offered.
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8864207/1/Unlucky-Black-Holes Unlucky Black Holes]], about what kinds of Witches the ''Manga/LuckyStar'' girls would become if they were fallen Magical Girls in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Despite being not only a crossover, but only one by borrowing the ''concept'' of witches from Madoka-verse, it does a fine job capturing the essence of witches. One reviewer even commented that it would be interesting to see everything described in each Witch's profile in the spinoff game ''Grief Syndrome''.
* [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2451057/1/Warrior-s-Secret Warrior's Secret]] reads like a [[DarkFic somewhat darker]], but still true-to-canon continuation of the Anime/{{Kirby|Right Back At Ya}} anime. Unsurprising, because the author was also the main translator for the anime's fansub, and thus knows the canon quite well.
* This is one of the main goals of ''FanFic/KirbyoftheStarsTheAfterStory'' for the Franchise/{{Kirby}} series. Since this story is a [[PatchworkFic crossover of the games and the anime]], both the anime and the game canons are taken into account, and the chapters read very much like anime episodes (albeit with more lengthy story arcs in mind as opposed to being episodic).
* Despite being a case of Rule34, one particular ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' H-doujin kept all the hallmarks of the series without a break in character. It's even done in a TwoShorts format like earlier seasons of the anime; the iconic shot of the Odd Jobs building is used as a faux-SexyDiscretionShot while Gintoki and Kagura yell dirty phrases to get the reader away, Shinpachi chastises the pair for making the audience read that, and the pair do a small spiel on how the words matter more than the actions as a coverup for being lazy. The second part involves a wave of "dick slasher" cases in Kabuki-cho, to which Gintoki and Shinpachi turn to Kyuubei to protect them from the perp.
* ''Fanfic/LifeWithFumiAYokaiWatchAU'' is a ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' fic based on the episode where Whisper enters an AlternateUniverse where Katie received the Yo-kai Watch instead of Nate. In it, Whisper ends up back in the universe and must work with Katie (known by her Japanese name "Fumi") now.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** The main draw of ''Fanfic/PokemonStorySinnohJourney''. It reads like an actual Pokémon Contest episode from start to finish. [[spoiler: The extra chapters deviate from canon when Tobias and Darkrai are AdaptedOut, but even then, it still reads a like logical, unofficial conclusion to Ash's Sinnoh conference without them]].
** The sequel, ''Fanfic/PokemonNovaAndAntica'', continues the trend to an impressive degree. It's your standard travel-to-a-new-region story following Ash as the protagonist, but with many twists, alongside an overarching MythArc, that lives up to its aim of combining the new with the old. The Tenla Region and its Pokémon sound like stuff from the games.
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%%* Lord Amadeus's ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5135022/1/A_Calvin_For_All_Seasons A Calvin for All Seasons]]'' manages to convey the heart of ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes' friendship.
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* ''WebVideo/TheJokerBlogs''. Barring the {{Mythology Gag}}s, everything is as Original Flavor to ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' as can be. This is multiplied to the nth degree considering the Joker's characterization, and his performance is so good that a lot of commenters jokingly(?) think that Creator/HeathLedger has come back from the dead.
* The Creator/{{Disney}} fanfic ''Fanfic/LostTalesOfFantasia'', despite being deliberately darker than a typical Disney movie, still imitates the usual Disney format by excluding swearing and sex and having regular musical numbers.
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[[folder:Based on Literature]]
* ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'' sticks as close to Creator/KAApplegate's writing style and tone as possible, mimicking ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}''' balance of the hilarious, heart-wrenching, and horrifying.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3426342 Not He Who Tells,]]'' an original short story written in the style of Creator/StephenKing. The author is G. Norman Lippert, who has also written a ''Literature/HarryPotter'' continuation series.
* ''Alice Through the Needle's Eye'' is a Fan Sequel to Creator/LewisCarroll's ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' that perfectly mimics Carroll's style.
* ''Peter Pan and the Only Children'' is a Fan Sequel to J. M. Barrie's ''Literature/PeterPan'', that perfectly mimics Barrie's style
* Rich Drushel added to ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'' parodies of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'''s [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140212010830/http://users.stargate.net/~drushel/b_app_a.html Appendix A]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140212072353/http://users.stargate.net/~drushel/b_scour.html Scouring of the Shire]]. The latter is intended to be fitted into the text between the final two chapters.
* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5427778 Emperor's Ward: A Ciaphas Cain Story]]'' captures the style of the ''Literature/CiaphasCain'' yarns nigh-perfectly.
* Though it starts out roughly, ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2419314 The Clone Wars: Commando's Dirge]]'' winds up having several readers proclaiming it not only tastes just like Karen Traviss' Literature/RepublicCommandoSeries (without all the Jedi-bashing, too), it seamlessly brushes against a chapter of ''Triple Zero'', without changing the scene at all.
* Astrokath has a particularly good take on the events shortly after ''[[Literature/DragonridersOfPern Dragonsdawn]]'' in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2854662 Dragon Days.]]
* In which [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Frank Herbert's ellipses]] are severely abused: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3707981 Good Surprises.]]''
* ''FanFic/TheOllivanderChildren'' attempts to write in the style of the later ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books, or that failing, some of the best fanfiction--such as seen [[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=191&chapno=1 Harry Potter and the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus]] and ''[[http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=304&chapno=1 Interwoven.]]''
* ''Fanfic/TheNorthRemembers'' for ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', so much that many of the reviewers were claiming that the author Silverblood was Creator/GeorgeRRMartin himself.
** ''Fanfic/TheKingNobodyWanted'' has also gotten enough praise for indistinguishably following Martin and his style to occasionally spark speculation that Martin could be writing it.
* '''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1895209/A-A-Pessimal A.A. Pessimal]]'s''' work in the ''Franchise/{{Discworld}}'' and ''Literature/GoodOmens'' fanfic universes is essentially Original Flavour fan fiction. Even when introducing and elaborating on concepts which have not yet appeared in the canon, Pessimal is at pains to explain they are firmly rooted there and will show his working. For instance, "Rimwards Howondaland"--a Discworld {{expy}} of [[UsefulNotes/TheApartheidEra South Africa]]--is kind of there in the canon, as he collated eight or nine clear hints in the published books that point to its existence. Terry Pratchett just hasn't developed it past those few hints and throwaway jokes. Noting, not unreasonably, that originally the Discworld Australia was no more than three or four throwaway gags which paved the way for its later introduction, [[Creator/AAPessimal Pessimal]] felt at liberty to introduce Southern Africa to the Discworld. The author also focuses on bit-part players and incidental characters in the canon, some of whom have not even had one line yet, as so much more can be creatively done with them.
** WordOfGod is that Pessimal thought he was taking a big liberty by introducing the land of [[MooseAndMapleSyrup Aceria]] (with its {{Eagleland}}-like Lower States) to the Disc, as Pratchett had famously decreed that no part of the Disc should evoke any part of North America. And then, the posthumously published ''The Compleat Discworld Atlas'' introduced the Discworld's Canada/USA, called "The Great Outdoors"--''exactly'' in the blank space on the Mapp where Pessimal put his Aceria...
* Averted with the [[Literature/TheScrewtapeLetters Screwtape Letters]] fanfic ''Screwtape's New Secretary'' (which is RuleThirtyFour and therefore NSFW), but a [[https://www.fanfiction.net/r/5990796/ review]] of the fic fits the trope.
-->My dear Snaremouth,\\
When that fool Blargrot allowed [[Creator/CSLewis his patient]] to get his hands on thirty-one of the letters I had written to the idiot Wormwood, it was [[OhCrap a serious intelligence fiasco]]. Imagine my elation, then, to learn that you got your own patient to write porn of it. It is a clear sign that your patient has [[ComicallyMissingThePoint completely missed the point]].\\
That said, did you really need to include ME in it?\\
Your affectionate mentor,\\
Screwtape
* General consensus in the ''{{Literature/Worm}}'' fandom is that very, very few fics are able to successfully emulate the tone and style of canon. ''Fanfic/{{Cenotaph}}'' is one of the few considered to succeed, and is among the most celebrated and notable because of it.
* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' has an entire genre of original flavour fics thanks to the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/LodedDiper r/LodedDiper]] subreddit, called "Looks Like Books" (L.L.B.s for short). Like the title implies, they take great pains to make their fanfics look like the original books, down to the text, journal paper, and art style.
* Geraldine Brooks's ''Literature/{{March}}'' is a MediaNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning take on ''Literature/LittleWomen'' from the perspective of patriarch Mr. March, who is offscreen for most of the original novel. The whole book is written in a sort of 19th-century style meant to emulate Alcott.
* The one-shot ''Fanfic/TheRoadBuiltInHope'' doesn't stray that far from ''Land of Oz'' canon, aside from some references to romance (lesbian romance, at that) and American politics that you wouldn't normally see in the series.
* The ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' fanfic [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1026376/1/The_Wheel The Wheel]] reads just like one of Creator/KAApplegate's books, accurately channeling Marco's POV.
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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' [[FanficRecs/{{Firefly}} fanfic writers]] seem to be obsessed with fulfilling this trope, a possible side effect of ''Firefly'' [[ScrewedByTheNetwork never getting enough of its own "Original Flavor" in the first place]].
** ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'' captures the characters and the setting so well that many reviewers consider it as good as (or ''better'' than) an official {{Continuation}} of the series.
* Todd Smitts' ''Series/ColdCase'' [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/161464/t-smitts fanfics,]] written as conventional episodes of the series down to the use of music of the period in the flashbacks.
** Smitts and others also began to write a fictional [[{{Continuation}} 8th season]] after the series was cancelled, picking some of the lines left loose at the end and even proposing actors for the new roles. [[http://www.coldcasevirtualseason.net/ You can read it here.]]
* The Fanfic/ColinMallorySeries of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'' fanfics. Although it takes place in the fifth season, the plot of the fanfics are similar to the plot of the first season episodes.
* ''Fanfic/PowerRangersOceania'' is a ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' fanfic which emulates the typical format of a ''Power Rangers'' show.
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* [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/2485949 San Tropez]] by [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/Breakinglight11/pseuds/Breakinglight11 Breakinglight11]] is a ''Radio/{{Cabin Pressure}}'' fan fic designed to be like just another episode of the series. Not only does it fit in with the continuity, the voices of the characters and the style of humor are a very close imitation of how original author John Finnemore writes them. San Tropez is even written in audio drama script format.
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[[folder:Based on Tabletop Games]]
* Many fan-made {{sourcebook}}s try to emulate the formatting of official {{sourcebook}}s as closely as possible, with ''TabletopGame/GURPSAsparagus'' being a good example.
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[[folder:Based on Video Games]]
* The ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' sprite comic ''Webcomic/KristophGavinAceAttorney'' does a very good job of emulating the original's style.
** So does ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorneyCase5TurnaboutSubstitution''.
** Often cited as one of the main sources of appeal of ''Fanfic/ACompleteTurnabout,'' ''despite'' it being a AlternateUniverseFic.
** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7527431 Phoenix Wright: Adept Attorney,]]'' imagining the first game with Phoenix mentored by Redd White and partnered with April May.
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5135354/1/Turnabout-Lockdown Turnabout Lockdown]]'', which reads like an actual case taking place after the events of Apollo Justice and brings together characters from both the PW generation and the AJ generation.
* The longer the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' [[GameMod romhacking]] scene sticks around, the more its participants rely on different graphics, new music, and unusual game mechanics in order to make their creations stand out from the pack. [[http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/120/ Return to Dinosaur Land]], on the other hand, is a hack consisting almost entirely of levels that could have been in the original game. These sort of hacks are usually referred to as "vanilla" hacks by other members of the scene.
* The [[http://kiwileescipio.deviantart.com/gallery/40500666/Mickey-Mouse-and-Family-Stories Oswald Adventures]] are direct spiritual successors to the ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' series.
* Screennameless's ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' fanfic ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4787211 Reconnoiter]]'' is praised for its borderline obsessive maintenance of the canon character's personalities even as new characters are introduced.
* The whole purpose of the ''Franchise/TombRaider'' [[GameMod Level Editor]] project ''Back to Basics 2009'' -- all levels must be built with only the resources given when the editor was released to the public nine years ago.
* ''Webcomic/SilentHillPromise'' attempts to faithfully create a full ''Franchise/SilentHill'' game as an [[InteractiveFiction interactive]] web comic.
* Neutronium Dragon's ''Sojourn'' would make a dark (and relatively short) installment of ''VideoGame/QuestForGlory'', but as a story, it would fit right in -- out-of-left-field goofy moments included.
* ''[[Fanfic/TilTheSunGrowsCold Til the Sun Grows Cold and the Stars Grow Old]]'' is written with this trope in mind; it was intended to be so close to canon that it could be read almost as a novelization of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
* ''[[Fanfic/TheJoyOfBattle The Joy of Battle: Historical Espionage Action]]'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 3|SnakeEater}}'' fanfic that presents the adventures of the Cobra Unit in a similar style to a ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' game. The story does not change any of the existing canon and includes the [[OncePerEpisode Once Per Game]] torture scene as well as a prison escape, dramatic "ultimate weapon" reveal, and quirky villains. The main break from the style of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' games is a [[AnachronicOrder non-linear]] plot.
* ''FanFic/BetweenMinds'' by 3theCaptain is one for the ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' universe. "If all goes according to plan, this story will not interfere at all with the canon material."
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1792265/PlatinumYoshi4000000000 Edan R.]] wrote a series known as ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon: [[Fanfic/PokemonMysteryDungeonLegendaryAndAncientDiscoveries Legendary & Ancient Discoveries]]''.
** While a number of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' hacks shoot for ambitious story telling, changes to the overall badge collecting formula, or otherwise veer off the very narrow design concept of the main series, the ''Emerald'' and ''[=FireRed=]'' hacks ''Altair'', ''Sirius'', and ''Vega'' are designed to mirror the main games in every way, from the stat spreads of their new Pokémon down to the style of music, trainers, and towns. About the only thing that's out of place from the typical games is the last of the three hacks' extreme difficulty, and their choice of an eighth Gym Leader.
* ''Fanfic/TalesFromTamriel'' does this with ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''.
* There's a short one for ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'': ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8182472 Whenever You're Ready]]'' by [=InfinityOrNone=]. Despite being about the OfficialCouple having their first night of marital bliss, it manages to be rated T.
* ''Fanfic/HitmanMiami'' is an unusual example, as it is a text fanfiction of a video game and attempts to convey the feeling of actually playing a ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}'' game. It is written like a {{walkthrough}}, with each chapter being a different mission, the plot being advanced in "cutscenes".
* ''Fanfic/NightOfTheVentATaleOfWeirdness'' does its best to capture some of the fear and paranoia of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3''. However, in this case the guard didn't realize there wasn't very much to be upset about in this situation.
* ''Fanfic/{{Interstitium}}'' is filled with scenes that easily fit within ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', and the flashbacks and CharacterFocus just as easily fit in the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' setting as a whole.
* Many of the {{Game Mod}}s for the original 1993 ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' are "episode replacements", level packs which emulate the look and feel of one of the original game's episodes.
** Of special note are [[http://doomwiki.org/wiki/Doom_the_Way_id_Did Doom the way id Did]] and its sequel [[http://www.doomworld.com/vb/thread/58757 Doom 2 The Way id Did]], where the mappers took great pains to emulate the styles of specific Creator/IdSoftware staff.
* Some ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' fanfics fall into this:
** ''FanFic/TouhouTonari'': Does this in the attempt to shed some light on Yuyukos backstory.
** The same applies to ''Though the Wind Cries'' but focusing on Suwako, Kanako and Sanae.
** ''WebAnimation/DiamondInTheRoughTouhou'' provides an absolute {{Deconstruction}} of the Gappy Stu archetype simply by using nothing else than Touhou canon.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Ri32923Iw&feature=youtu.be This original soundtrack]] is designed to capture the essence of the Platform/{{MSX}} ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' games' soundtracks.
* ''Webcomic/MarioAndLuigiCleanupCrew'': The artist has claimed that the comic is actually his concept of a game for the ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi'' series.
* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'':
** ''VideoGame/TamrielRebuilt'', a massive GameMod for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'', seeks to recreate the rest of the province of Morrowind (despite ''Morrowind''[='s=] title, it restricts the action to the island of Vvardenfell), while adhering as closely to the official lore as possible (or more accurately, official lore ''around the time of Morrowind'', to stick closer to the style and feel of ''Morrowind'' and not have to worry about integrating {{retcon}}s from later games), aiming to feel more like an official ExpansionPack, than a game mod. The associated ''Project Tamriel'' mods aim to create other Tamrielic provinces in the same spirit, although the "around the time of ''Morrowind''" clause can obscure it for people familiar with the Cyrodiil of ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' and the Skyrim of ''Skyrim''.
** In a similar vein to ''Tamriel Rebuilt'', there is also the massive multi-team GameMod, ''VideoGame/BeyondSkyrim'' for ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', which seeks to recreate most of the continent of Tamriel, (and even a few places beyond) for the player to explore. Like ''Tamriel Rebuilt'', developers of the different mods have it as their stated goal to stick as closely as possible both to to the official lore and the style of ''Skyrim'' to ensure that the mods integrate more or less seamlessly with the base game and appear like they could be official DLC. One of the project's stated tenets is also to not make or introduce any significant changes to ''Skyrim''[='s=] core gameplay, but keep it as close to vanilla as possible.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'': ''Fanfic/TheProgenitorChronicles'' sticks very close to the themes of the games. The finales of the first 2 volumes are straight survival horror. The finale of the third volume is way more action-focused, which ironically mirrors the evolution of the series from 1 to 6.
* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic III'': One of the ''VideoGame/HornOfTheAbyss'' GameMod's main selling points is closely sticking to the aesthetic and lore of the original game while still adding tonnes of new content. The first new town, Cove, is a {{Pirate}} faction that fits well into the FantasyKitchenSink world. Story-wise, it represents the island nation of Regna, which could only previously be shown as the unfitting [[MedievalEuropeanFantasy Castle]] or the equally unfitting Stronghold. The second town, Factory, is a recontextualizing of the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] sci-fi Forge, instead going for a CattlePunk theme that fits into the game better. It adopts the lore of a faction discovering super-advanced tech, but instead of cyborgs and laser guns it's steampunk and revolvers.
* The ''VideoGame/FalloutSonora'' total conversion GameMod for ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' as the straight forward ambition of being true to the graphical style, story, gameplay and especially quest design of the first two ''Fallout'' games, and the developers' dedication to achieve this goal shows throughout the entire game. The game essentially styles itself as an ElsewhereFic of sorts, taking several elements and cues from both the original games, and even some bits from their later sequel ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' (it takes place shortly after ''Fallout 1'' in the area that will become the Legion's domain some eight decades later), but also slightly remixes them in a way that the story still feels fresh and original.
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* There are ''many, many'' ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''-derivative fanworks. However, probably the most Original Flavor of them all is ''[[http://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.php?28079-Housetrapped Housetrapped]]'', which carefully copies the art style of the original with different characters, and which is being used as the basis for a fan-game.
* ''Webcomic/SecretAgentMen'' strives for this in its approach to the series that inspired it, ''Webcomic/{{Niels}}''.
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* In ''Fanfic/AShadowOfTheTitans'', a ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' crossover, and a part of the collection of fics referred to as ''Fanfic/ProjectDarkJade'', it has been commented that both Jade and the TT characters are kept very much in character.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5567724/1/Lost_in_Translation Lost in Translation]]'', which makes up a fairly realistic origin myth that all the four nations would know... and then [[DerailedFairyTale creates a new version]] for the fire nation under Fire Lord Ozai's rule.
* Some of the later works of [[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/fanfic/indexj.shtml#jberges JBERGES]] in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' FanFic community read exactly like a {{canon}} episode, only with the [[AuthorAppeal science and math gags]] turned up to 11. ''[[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/fanfic/miceandmensans1.shtml Of Mice and Mensans]]'' is probably the best-written example, despite being ScriptFic.
* Though she dislikes being recognized for only this, The Creator/IllustriousCrackpot did one of the best ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' fanfics in the entire fandom: ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4374251 The Great Danville Cold Wars]]''.
* ''FanFic/TheStepbrotherSitch'' and all its follow-up stories are as close to ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' and ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' as possible, with plenty of LampshadeHanging, {{Continuity Nod}}s (possibly bordering on ContinuityPorn at times), and some thoughts on various pieces of CanonFodder.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fics tend to try to follow series formula:
** WordOfGod says one of the main goals with ''FanFic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'' is to emulate ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. They've stated that the events of the real episodes take place before, after, or, if at all possible, during the events of the fic.
** ''Blog/TwilightUnbound'' is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' Original Flavor ''blog.'' Despite the storyline taken from ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and characters have a tendency to [[NoFourthWall break the fourth wall while answering questions]], it stays true to the show's world and the characters that live in it.
** ''Fanfic/ADoorJam'', ''Fanfic/AhAintGotNoAckcent'', ''Fanfic/{{Flutterspy}}'' and ''Fanfic/SunnySkiesAllDayLong'' could all pass for actual episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' due to their plots, pacing, and length.
* Most ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' fanfics try for something close to this, but remove the 80s cartoon censorship.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3137871 Hero]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3875254 High]] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4267279 Series]] pretty much reflects the first episode but then goes off in an entirely new story line with strong character development and stories.
* Fanfic/EzraLost, a WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels fanfiction. It doesn't hug to canon completely, as it was in the progress of being written before the second season began to air, but the alternate things that occur rather than canon are relatively reasonable.
* Although some could be interpreted as FixFic, [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3541767 this author]] tends to get the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' formula down pat.
* Many feel that the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' series ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' fits the tone so good that they feel it's an unofficial fourth season.
* The ''Fanfic/MegsFamilySeries'' reads a lot like actual ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episodes, minus the [[ButtMonkey Meg bashing]].
* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls''. This is a tricky example, as it breaks so many rules of original flavor what with introducing new characters, tricked out plot twists that upends parts of [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice Young Justice's]] premise and shifting character focuses. And YET, so many of the readers say that what was created would serve as a suitable conclusion to Greg Weisman's vision for the show with villain intrigue, tapping into the deeper DC universe, revised character origins and the same kind of espionage and tricks as the show but in different ways.
* Unlike many ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' fanfics which like to ramp up the drama, ''Fanfic/TheMoreThingsChangeSeries'' has the feel of the actual series, with each story being like an actual episode.
** From the same author, ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' for ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''.
* ''Fanfic/GetsWrecked'' is a DarkFic of ''The Magic School Bus'' that reads more like an UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode. In it, the bus gets into a car crash while coming back from a field trip and Ms. Frizzle gets IdentityAmnesia.
* Though ''Fanfic/MortalMan'' tackles the unexpected subject matter of death, the story still feels a lot like an episode of the show, albeit a VerySpecialEpisode.
* ''Fanfic/ZootopiaATailOfTwo'' has been regarded as having the definite feel of the original WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} movie.
* Being a {{continuation}} of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' cartoon, ''Fanfic/{{Cinderjuice}}'' and (to a slightly lesser extent) its sequels are intended to emulate the nonsense and color of the source material while also having a coherent plot.
* ''FanFic/TotalDramaLegacy'' hews very close to the style and structure of the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series. Each chapter of the fic is structured like a TV episode, even having a designated point where the theme song would play. Several staples of the series, like the [[ConfessionCam outhouse confessional]], the marshmallow ceremony, alliances, and [[ImmoralRealityShow dangerous challenges]], are all present.
** ''FanFic/TheSimpsonsTeamLash'', written by ''Total Drama Legacy'' co-author [=FlamingMercury5=], also hews very close to its source material's style and structure with each chapter being analogous to an episode, but does ''Legacy'' one better by being a straight-up ScriptFic.
* Both ''Fanfic/ADashOfLogic'' and ''Fanfic/MaroonedInMadagascar'' by Creator/{{WDGHK}} very much aim to recapture the comical tones and writing styles of ''Franchise/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'' respectively.
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* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'', despite being a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover is particularly noted for keeping many of the various characters very much in character (so long, that is, as their backgrounds remain broadly the same. Outside of canon ''Harry Potter'' and ''Avengers'' characters, there are few that haven't had a little spin put on them) while those chapters from the point of view [[FirstPersonSmartass Harry]] [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Dresden]] are regarded as being downright uncanny in their mimicking of [[Creator/JimButcher the original author's]] SignatureStyle.
* [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1435470/ This author]] seems to have a taste for Original Flavour. Besides for a few quirks, most of the stories are obvious (but apparently highly effective) attempts at writing actual episodes.
* ''Fanfic/TheManWithNoName'' somehow manages to be Original Flavor to both ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Series/DoctorWho'', despite the two series having widely varying tones (though granted, ''Doctor Who'' itself has widely varied its tone over [[LongRunners the decades]]).
* This is the entire point of the "Sbubby" meme (which has an entire sub dedicated to it on Website/{{Reddit}}). Take a logo, poster, or box art and cleanly rearrange the letters so it looks like its saying something completely different (usually gibberish, though more coherent words phrases are just as common) while still visually resembling the original.
* ''Fanfic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness'', a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' and ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', has been noted to fall into this category. One of the author's stated intentions when writing the story was to adhere as closely as possible to the source material for both series, evading most of the memes and fanon associated with Gensokyo and its residents. The end result looks as if it falls squarely into ''Megas's'' canon, while simultaneously having the feel of one of ''Touhou's'' supplementary manga.
* ''Fanfic/APeacefulAfterlife'': The author does an impressive job of keeping the tone of both series than comprise it, namely ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'' and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''. The majority of the story keeps with the debauched, comical nature of ''Hazbin'', but the fights manage to incorporate the [[OutsideTheBoxTactic Outside-the-Box Tactics]] and [[IndyPloy Indy Ploys]] of ''[=JoJo=]''.
* Somehow, ''Fanfic/CrossCases'' manages to feel like a perfect combination of installments of ''both'' ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' at the same time. The sections written from Harry's POV align perfectly with his narrative voice in canon, and the plot is paced well and twisty enough to feel like an actual ''Dresden'' novel, with even the length, number of chapters, and timescale falling within normal range for the series. And on top of that, the sections from the perspective of any of the ''Supernatural''-side characters hew closely to their canon characterizations and somehow manage to feel like an episode of ''Supernatural'' whose events slot in well with both the ending of Season 10 and the start of Season 11, without ever once feeling out-of-place with the sections mimicking a ''Dresden'' novel. There's only one OC of note- the main antagonist -and even they fit nicely into the canon of ''Dresden'', complete with their history with the protagonist being something that could totally be present in canon. It's quite remarkable to see.
* Though there are some things about the series that are different from the main canons that make up the crossover, the author of ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' sticks as closely to the source material as possible regarding the battle mechanics, which follow those used in the ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games closely as well as the overall tone of the series being just as [[DarkerAndEdgier dark]] as ''Pokémon'' media outside the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries anime]] can be at times like the games, ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' and ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'' and as action packed and filled with ShockingMoments as a [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] anime/manga while also keeping the general [[{{Iyashikei}} lighthearted]] [[SliceOfLife atmosphere]] and focus on [[IdolSinger School Idols]] that ''Franchise/LoveLive'' has normally as well as the romantic atmosphere of ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''!
* ''Fanfic/EquestriaGirlsAFairlyOddFriendship'': The story is intended to be an authentic combination of both the moods and humor of EG and FOP.
* The crossover fic ''Fanfic/MyHeroSchoolAdventureIsAllWrongAsExpected'' is ''very'' original flavor for the the ''My Hero'' characters and even matches the original works [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to ''Franchise/StarWars''.
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7197943/1/The-New-Teen-Titans-Play-The-Muppet-Show The New Teen Titans Play The Muppet Show]]'' is written out like a normal episode of ''Series/TheMuppetShow'', with the ComicBook/TeenTitans playing the part of the celebrity guests.

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