History Main / Omegaverse

While some aspects are switched around, left out or added, the basic components stay the same: humans in this otherwise mostly normal setting, have an additional, just as important "dynamic" or second sex next to gender. Based on the [[ScienceMarchesOn now discredited]] concept of AlphaAndBetaWolves, alphas usually are dominant, aggressive and sport ExoticEquipment, while omegas are more submissive and might be able to [[MisterSeahorse get pregnant regardless of biological sex]]. Betas, who are either just regular old humans or characters who have a mix of Alpha and Omega traits (depending on the author), are often relegated to background characters, while the main focus of A/B/O stories is usually an alpha-omega couple. How the structure of society changes with the addition of the A/B/O types can also be handled quite differently from author to author. A/B/O type may be more important than gender, so alpha/omega couples are the norm, while an alpha/alpha heterosexual couple might be discriminated against. Often, there exists a FantasticCasteSystem, where people of some type (most commonly omegas) are oppressed or one type is [[GenderRarityValue exceedingly rare and valuable]]. Other common components are [[TheNoseKnows pheromone emission and knowing their partner by scent]], bonding for life and sexual heat cycles. When someone hides their type through behavioral changes or suppression medication, there might be some sort of GenderReveal when they are found out.

* BizarreHumanBiology: Alpha Females and Omega Males are both hermaphrodites, while Alpha Males (and in some cases, Alpha Females) have a canine-like bulbus glandis.

* DependingOnTheWriter: The mechanics, physiology, and reproductive anatomy of Alphas and Omegas can vary between authors.

* {{Hermaphrodite}}: Both Omega Males and Alpha Females are fully-functional hermaphrodites with both sets of reproductive organs.

* ''Victorian Omegaverse'' is a series of stories by JD_Riley and [=GooseberryPicker=] hosted on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is set in an Omegaverse version of]] UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain in the late 1800s. It notably combines tropes from both Omegaverse and from period fiction set in 19th Century Britain.

* HumanOutsideAlienOutside: In many cases they don't make any distinction from human biology--such as [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent therianthropy]], in keeping with the AlphaAndBetaWolves associations--other than BizarreAlienSexes (via OurHumansAreDifferent) and sometimes body size.

* OurHumansAreDifferent: When there isn't a supernatural excuse for why what amounts to BizarreAlienSexes is normalized as BizarreHumanBiology.

While some aspects are switched around, left out or added, the basic components stay the same: humans in this otherwise mostly normal setting, have an additional, just as important "dynamic" or second sex next to gender. Based on the [[ScienceMarchesOn now discredited]] concept of AlphaAndBetaWolves, alphas usually are dominant, aggressive and sport ExoticEquipment, while omegas are more submissive and might be able to [[MisterSeahorse get pregnant regardless of biological sex]]. Betas, who are just regular old humans, are often relegated to background characters, while the main focus of A/B/O stories is usually an alpha-omega couple. How the structure of society changes with the addition of the A/B/O types can also be handled quite differently from author to author. A/B/O type may be more important than gender, so alpha/omega couples are the norm, while an alpha/alpha heterosexual couple might be discriminated against. Often, there exists a FantasticCasteSystem, where people of some type (most commonly omegas) are oppressed or one type is [[GenderRarityValue exceedingly rare and valuable]]. Other common components are [[TheNoseKnows pheromone emission and knowing their partner by scent]], bonding for life and sexual heat cycles. When someone hides their type through behavioral changes or suppression medication, there might be some sort of GenderReveal when they are found out.

* The upcoming YuriGenre work ''Lip Trip ~Boss wa Watashi no Genetsuzai~'' focuses on an OfficeRomance set in an A/B/O universe.

* ''VisualNovel/OmegaVampire'': Set in in A/B/O universe where the common tropes apply (discriminated against omegas, male pregnancy, alpha/omega bonding for life), this YaoiGenre VisualNovel combines the trope with ParanormalRomance. Protagonist Keiichi is an ordinary beta high-school student whose parents were killed by vampires. He himself turns into a half-human vampire during an EmergencyTransformation and his type changes to omega. Now needing to adjust to omega life (sudden heats, taking suppressing medication), he has the chance of romancing four different handsome men: the alpha vampires Heinrich and Genma, his beta friend Aoi and the {{Tsundere}} omega werewolf Hakurou. While containing non-standard omega/omega and omega/beta romances, Keiichi also has a SuperpoweredEvilSide where he turns into an alpha after drinking blood.

[[folder:WebOriginal]]
* Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn has one of the largest (if not ''the'' largest) collections of Omegaverse stories on the internet, with 3,000 original Omegaverse stories and over 162,000 Omegaverse fanfics. Some stories hosted on [=AO3=] include:
** ''Literature/LuckyLivesOmegaverse'' is a series of Omegaverse stories on [=AO3=], following some Alphas and Omegas [[ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems dealing with various real-world issues]].
** ''Literature/BunnyIsCutesOriginalOmegaverseCollection'' is a series of three stories, each following a pregnant Omega male going [[HurtComfortFic through both trauma and recovery]].
** ''Victorian Omegaverse'' is a series of stories by JD_Riley and [=GooseberryPicker=], that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is set in an Omegaverse version of]] UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain in the late 1800s. It notably combines tropes from both Omegaverse and from period fiction set in 19th Century Britain.
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** ''Literature/BunnyIsCutesOriginalOmegaverseCollection is a series of three stories, each following a pregnant Omega male going [[HurtComfortFic through both trauma and recovery]].

** [=BunnyIsCute=]'s Original Omegaverse Collection is a series of three stories, each following a pregnant Omega male going [[HurtComfortFic through both trauma and recovery]].

* Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn has one of the largest (if not ''the'' largest) collections of Omegaverse stories on the internet, with 3,000 original Omegaverse stories and over 162,000 Omegaverse fanfics. Some stories hosted on AO3 include:
** ''Literature/LuckyLivesOmegaverse'' is a series of Omegaverse stories on AO3, following some Alphas and Omegas [[ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems dealing with various real-world issues]].
** BunnyIsCute's Original Omegaverse Collection is a series of three stories, each following a pregnant Omega male going [[HurtComfortFic through both trauma and recovery]].
** ''Victorian Omegaverse'' is a series of stories by JD_Riley and GooseberryPicker, that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is set in an Omegaverse version of]] UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain in the late 1800s. It notably combines tropes from both Omegaverse and from period fiction set in 19th Century Britain.

[[folder: WebOriginal]]

** ''WebOriginal/LuckyLivesOmegaverse'' is a series of Omegaverse stories on AO3, following some Alphas and Omegas [[ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems dealing with various real-world issues]].

* Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn has one of the largest (if not ''the'' largest) collections of Omegaverse stories on the internet, with 3,000 original Omegaverse stories and over 162,000 Omegaverse fanfics.
* ''WebOriginal/LuckyLivesOmegaverse'' is a series of Omegaverse stories on AO3, following some Alphas and Omegas [[ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems dealing with various real-world issues]].

While some aspects are switched around, left out or added, the basic components stay the same: humans in this otherwise mostly normal setting, have an additional, just as important "dynamic" or second sex next to gender. Based on the now discredited concept of AlphaAndBetaWolves, alphas usually are dominant, aggressive and sport ExoticEquipment, while omegas are more submissive and might be able to [[MisterSeahorse get pregnant regardless of biological sex]]. Betas, who are just regular old humans, are often relegated to background characters, while the main focus of A/B/O stories is usually an alpha-omega couple. How the structure of society changes with the addition of the A/B/O types can also be handled quite differently from author to author. A/B/O type may be more important than gender, so alpha/omega couples are the norm, while an alpha/alpha heterosexual couple might be discriminated against. Often, there exists a FantasticCasteSystem, where people of some type (most commonly omegas) are oppressed or one type is [[GenderRarityValue exceedingly rare and valuable]]. Other common components are [[TheNoseKnows pheromone emission and knowing their partner by scent]], bonding for life and sexual heat cycles. When someone hides their type through behavioral changes or suppression medication, there might be some sort of GenderReveal when they are found out.

* ''Literature/MercyHillsPack'' is an erotica novel series centering on a society of MagicalNativeAmerican wolf shapeshifters that have alpha/omega dynamics. Alphas are pack leaders, while omegas, intentionally paralleling real-world sexism, are commonly treated as subservient baby factories and homemakers. Omega men are able to get pregnant and have some sort of innate calming, emotion-manipulation ability.

!! Tropes frequently found in this setting include:

* EveryoneIsBi: Alphas and Omegas are as likely to be within a same-sex relationship as a heterosexual one- to the point that gay or lesbian Alpha/Omega couples are ''much'' more common than heterosexual couples that are both Alphas or Omegas.

* SmartAnimalInconvenientInstincts: a rare non-Furry and non-sapient-animal example, since Alphas and Omegas both have some animalistic instincts (mostly pertaining to rut/heat).

[[folder: Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/NiibanmeNoAlpha'' is a {{Yaoi|Genre}} manga centering around the romance between an alpha man and his omega coworker. It contains the concept of fated mates, and in the epilogue, [[spoiler: the two men have a biological child]].

* Addison Cain is a writer of erotica and romance mostly set in the Omegaverse. Her ''[[Literature/AlphasClaim Alpha's Claim]]'' series, among others, features [[FetishizedAbuser dominant alpha men]] and submissive omega women.

* ''Manhua/PerfectHeroineWantsToPossessMe'' combines omegaverse with a YuriGenre RebornAsVillainessStory: the protagonist Ji Xiao gets reborn into an omegaverse novel as the alpha villainess who bullies the omega heroine Wei Qingyu. Knowing the original novel's ending, where Qingyu snaps and murders her tormentor, the reborn Ji Xiao pulls a 180 and starts doting on her instead, to everyone's confusion.

* ''WebVideo/ColeyDoesThings'': PlayedForLaughs in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgugkxEab2Q omegaverse vs. alpha bro]]", a OneDialogueTwoConversations scene where an omegaverse fangirl and a self-proclaimed alpha male converse about "alphas" and "betas" in entirely different contexts. The alpha male mentions dynamics between men that the fangirl takes as omegaverse ideas. It takes some time before they realize the fangirl is talking about a sexy genre of fanfiction.