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| 10 | A kind of {{Fanservice}} where the presence of a particular gimmick or kink is so widespread and prominent that it is interpreted as a specific reason the creator actually produced the work. Often, this can overlap with a certain philosophy the author espouses. Deliberately satirical or political stories often invoke associated TakeThat moments. |
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| 12 | Author Appeal is perhaps the single leading cause of MassiveMultiplayerCrossover settings. Beyond just being written from the ground up to appeal to the author's interests, most writers can't help but to then derail the storyline and other characters to facilitate the character; that's the line where Author Appeal gets out of hand. |
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| 14 | Interestingly, with ''careful'' handling, Author Appeal can still remain subtext which may not be detected until much later. On the flipside, an audience who enjoys a work specifically ''because'' of Author Appeal can be [[{{Fanservice}} easy to produce work for]], if [[TheTheoremOfNarrowInterests the rarity of such works]] sufficiently balances out any faults with the work itself. Sometimes Author Appeal nets you not only people with similar interests, but people on the receiving end of those interests who may be flattered to be an object of an author's/fandom's affection. |
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| 16 | Compare {{Fanservice}}, AuthorTract, WriterOnBoard, and FilibusterFreefall. CreatorsFavorite may also be relevant when specific characters, not kinks or gimmicks, keep reappearing. Inversion of AuthorPhobia, in which the creator uses their personal dread in a work. Contrast Playing to the Fetishes (the former name for [=Fanservice=]) when it seems like the author is acting out a personal fetish but is in fact just playing to a niche demographic. Very common in {{Fanfic}}tion. |
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| 18 | {{Creator Thumbprint}}s are often this. |
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| 20 | See also WriteWhatYouKnow, which can be similar to and overlap with Author Appeal, but is when the author writes about something because they know about it rather than any particular personal attraction. |
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| 23 | !!Example subpages (by creator's name): |
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| 25 | [[index]] |
| 26 | * AuthorAppeal/SurnameAToH |
| 27 | * AuthorAppeal/SurnameIToQ |
| 28 | * AuthorAppeal/SurnameRToZ |
| 29 | [[/index]] |
| 30 | |
| 31 | !!Other examples: |
| 32 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 34 | [[folder:Anonymous/Unattributed/Collaborative Works, Episodes, Miscellaneous]] |
| 35 | * Creator/{{Bethesda}}: |
| 36 | ** If you're playing an open-world WesternRPG which has a HumongousMecha (even if it's just in the backstory), tries to rely on [[StoryBreadcrumbs environmental details to tell the story]], features detailed landscapes ([[TechnologyMarchesOn at least for its time]]), likes to create fascinating and flawed characters that often reveal HiddenDepths over the course of the story just as much as {{Bit Character}}s, analyzes FantasticRacism and [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman the worth of a person's soul]]/[[WhatMeasureIsAMook position in life]], gives the player as much freedom as they can while still [[GuideDangIt suffering from a lack of direction]], and jumps merrily around the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, chances are that you're playing a Bethesda game. |
| 37 | ** The writers/developers for ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' and the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series (starting with ''3''), are huge fans of Creator/HPLovecraft and the Franchise/CthulhuMythos. The games in both series include numerous references to his works, including character and location names, as well as more general references to Lovecraft's style, such as a high number of EldritchAbomination-like monstrosities. |
| 38 | * Several {{doujin|shi}} artists and {{fan art}}ists have a fetish for [[AmazonianBeauty muscling up their girls]] (whether {{original|Generation}} [[SelfFanservice or not]]) and then having them [[{{Fanservice}} show off their physique]] and/or [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Herculean-feats of might]]. [[note]]These are most likely the fetishes known as sthenolagnia (the display of muscles) and cratolagnia (the demonstration of strength).[[/note]] A common secondary effect that the females are blessed with [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure figures]] that would make [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] blush: [[RuleOfGlamorous gorgeous faces]], outrageously large busts, killer legs, wide hips, shapely rears, [[RuleOfSexy the whole package]]. [[ButWaitTheresMore That's not even all of it]], as other possible kinks like {{Cute Monster Girl}}s and [[{{Hermaphrodite}} futanari]] are sometimes thrown into the mix. |
| 39 | * ''Property Of Gwen'' and ''[[http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/ Lowroad 75]]'' both fit in, as series where the main premise is the size of the main characters' breasts. ''Lowroad 75'' is Fanservice to the extreme. The Lowroad artist has admitted, on his Deviantart account, that Lowroad was just an excuse to pander to his fans and/or himself. He's now working on a new comic, which isn't much different, but the main character is at least more realistically proportioned... |
| 40 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' seems to have a thing for equal-opportunity submission. Almost half of the Season Two promos had the pretty-boy leads in hooker poses, at least three quarters of episodes (so far) have had bondage or wall-pinnage of some description, Sam and Dean's powerplay in ''Hunted'', anything involving mind control (whether it was making the girl undress in ''Simon Said'' or forcing Ellen to put the gun to her head in ''All Hell Breaks Loose''), Gordon going after Dean in ''Fresh Blood'', Meg-In-Sam's near-rape of Jo in ''Born Under A Bad Sign'' and the monsters' treatment of the female victims in both ''Skin'' and ''No Exit''. |
| 41 | ** The fact that one of the writers (now the showrunner), Sera Gamble, was known for her erotic short stories before the show might have an influence. At least, this would explain the episode "Heart" she penned in which some very animalistic sex takes place. |
| 42 | ** Overindulging in Author Appeal at the show's expense is believed to be the reason behind Sera Gamble's departure after season 7. Since she's a Sam fan, when she took over as showrunner the amount of episodes featuring Sam hurt, tied up, or otherwise suffering rose exponentially, even basing two major {{Story Arc}}s around it. She also [[DieForOurShip wrote out Castiel in a very mean-spirited way]] so that Dean could go back to being all about Sam. Unfortunately what appeals to the author does not necessarily appeal to the fans, and season 7 brought a huge drop in viewership the show has never fully recovered from. |
| 43 | ** IncestSubtext is also a major element. At first it was just something accidental, but when the writers picked up on what the fandom was doing, they started inserting it into the show, with a few FandomNod[=s=] here and there. Canonically, the brothers are both straight, but tolerant/accepting of homosexuality. They even had Dean, in a very meta moment, throw in his two cents on the Wincest idea: "You mean, together ''together''? That's sick." |
| 44 | * [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation Dreamworks]] movies, aside from the earliest ones, seem to have a strange fixation on InterspeciesRomance, as it keeps popping up to varying degrees in their movies over and over. Especially in forms that [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction really shouldn't be possible, or practical.]] In fact, it's rare to find a Dreamworks movie with a romance where the characters involved ''are'' the same species. |
| 45 | ** The title character in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' has a romance with [[LateArrivalSpoiler what he thinks]] is a human woman, and Donkey [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction infamously]] ends up in a relationship with Dragon. ''That produces offspring.'' In the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek2 sequel]], Queen Lillian is married to King Harold, who is secretly [[spoiler: [[BewitchedAmphibians the frog prince.]]]] |
| 46 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'', neither of Oscar's [[BettyAndVeronica two love interests]] are the same species of fish as him. |
| 47 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', Roxanne Ritchi is in a relationship first with Metro Man (who's from another planet but looks like a [[HumanAliens normal human]]), and later with the [[RubberForeheadAliens title character]]. |
| 48 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', Tiger the Persian cat falls in love with Stella, a skunk. (She's at first disguised as a cat herself, but he doesn't mind much when he finds out the truth.) |
| 49 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' barely bothers to hide the fact that Barry and Vanessa are in love. |
| 50 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'', Melman, a giraffe, is in love with Gloria, a hippo, and in the sequel they get a RelationshipUpgrade. In the third movie, Alex (a lion) hooks up with Gia (a jaguar), and King Julien with Sonya (a bear.) |
| 51 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar'', Kowalski gets a crush on Eva (a snowy owl), who reciprocates. |
| 52 | ** The ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' films lack a TokenRomance, as does ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'', but even then there's some subtle hints. Tigress and Po get some noticeable ShipTease in the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 second film]], and both Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D and the Missing Link are implied to have crushes on Susan. ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' also has some ShipTease between Jack Frost (a human, albeit [[Really700YearsOld immortal]] boy) and the Tooth Fairy, who's sort of a [[BuffySpeak feathery hummingbird person]]). |
| 53 | ** The ''How To Train Your Dragon'' movies were, until recently, the most consistent exception to this trend, with the only implied romance being between humans. But Toothless makes mating overtures for a female dragon (confirmed by WordOfGod to ''not'' be a female Night Fury, but a similar, closely related species) in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragonTheHiddenWorld''. |
| 54 | * ''Series/{{Farscape}}'''s writers have a penchant for BDSM. |
| 55 | ** Forget the leather and bondage, [[CasualKink that's pedestrian]]. Worry about the muppets. |
| 56 | ** D'Argo attends his son's circumcision for some odd reason. Not to mention keeping the scalpel he used on himself for the purpose, leaving Rygel reaching for the {{brainbleach}} after he's forced to use it disabling a bomb. |
| 57 | * The ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', non-stop. Every member of Team Kimba is [[GenderBender gender-bent]] in varying ways. Everyone living in Poe Cottage (the secretly LGBTQ-exclusive dorm) have admitted on their Whateley Academy entrance forms that they're LGBTQ, which is why they are assigned there. Even a lot of the non-Poe Cottage major characters are LGBTQ. And most of the other fetishes mentioned on this page show up there too. Hilariously, most people linking to the comic don't mention the fetish aspect, presumably assuming it might be mistaken for porn, meaning that readers tend to run headlong into issues you don't normally find in superhero-related works. [[ConvenientlyCommonKink Not that they necessarily complain]]. Judging from the website, LGBT is the (expressly stated) whole ''point'' of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. While it should be noted on this page for the sake of completeness, for anyone who's even aware of what the Whateley Universe is it's rather like noting that many Transformers stories involve robots. |
| 58 | * ''Literature/SailorNothing'' involves a young woman with unrequited feelings for a close female heterosexual friend of hers, who is unaware of said feelings. This also pops up in the same author's ''Literature/{{anachronauts}}'', along with one character getting weak in the knees and [[SmokingHotSex a sudden desire to take up smoking again]] after watching a naked elf slaughter her way through a few dozen zombies and smile[[note]]This happens to be the only time the character's sexuality is so much ''hinted'' at.[[/note]] (ItMakesSenseInContext). Seems Mr. Gagne has a thing for LesYay. |
| 59 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' is infamous for putting its heroines in situations that appeal to one or more of a variety of sexual fetishes (e.g. {{bo|undAndGagged}}ndage, AttackOfThe50FootWhatever, IncredibleShrinkingMan, {{Animorphism}}, and many more) in virtually every episode, despite being aimed at a primary audience of teenage girls. Admittedly, these are usually just more fantastic versions of [[DistressedDude James Bondage]]. They ''are'' spies, after all. Good luck finding a fictional situation that doesn't have a corresponding fetish. |
| 60 | * An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventures'' revolved around going back in time to meet the Art/VenusDeMilo (she of the armless statue). The real Venus de Milo had [[AmazonianBeauty bodybuilder-level muscular arms.]] She spent a lot of time flexing, with closeups, and performing various feats of strength. |
| 61 | * ''Webcomic/{{Shadownova}}'' features {{action girl}}s with the MostCommonSuperpower constantly and the majority of the males are at least slightly PrettyBoy and are also fairly badass. Also almost everyone wears a [[BadassLongCoat long jacket or coat]] at some point. EVERYONE. Most of the cast are also in their late teens but that may have more to do with the author's own age than any kind of fetish. Iris also gets injured a ''lot'' and is extremely angsty and emotionally vulnerable most of the time. |
| 62 | * ''Literature/TalesOfMU'', even for a story containing a lot of sex, mentions cannibalism and voraphilia noticeably often. Let's see: There's a whole eating establishment that slaughters human slaves for food, the [[spoiler:dragon]] vice-chancellor of the university really [[AGlassOfChianti likes his secretaries]], mermaids ''enjoy'' shipwrecked sailors, ogres eat everyone including other ogres, and that's not even counting the main character. Oh, and her lover's greatest fantasy is to ''be'' eaten. |
| 63 | * The author/artist of ''Webcomic/SilentHillPromise'' seems to spend a lot of time and care on the protagonist's chest and butt. |
| 64 | * Hard to say if it's an appeal of the author or just part of the series' weirdness, but ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' invokes men being dominated by women on a fairly frequent basis, with the woman in question often being [[HotTeacher Chie-sensei]]. For instance, one episode/manga chapter shows a line of men wanting to be insulted and demeaned by her; a RunningGag in the series is Itoshiki-sensei cutting his own class, and one manga panel shows Chie leading him by a chain connected to a dog collar. |
| 65 | * It would seem that EveryoneIsBi in the Creator/{{CLAMP}} universe. It's especially noticeable in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', in which ''everyone'' seems to have at least one crush of each sex (except for Tomoyo, who [[SingleTargetSexuality only has eyes for]] her Sakura-chan). |
| 66 | ** And then there's ''Manga/MiyukiChanInWonderland''... ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' is probably one of their more atypical works, but it's a little weird for its own reasons. |
| 67 | ** They also have a memetic fondness for EyeScream. |
| 68 | ** They are also fond of finding any excuse for dressing characters in [[CostumePorn as many different elaborate outfits as possible]]. |
| 69 | * ''Webcomic/BlurTheLines'' is written by a gay man who is an admitted chubby chaser. The majority of the male characters are overweight and the vast majority are homosexual. The author has admitted on multiple occasions in the blog posts that accompany his comic strips that he does get a thrill out of what he draws. |
| 70 | * ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki'': Another transgender transformation, though from a much more {{shoujo|Demographic}} point of view. Oddly enough, it still manages to be an enjoyable comic, even if you're not into that sort of thing. |
| 71 | * The creator of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' and other series likes to end these UnwantedHarem shows by having the male lead [[MarryThemAll get together with every single member of the harem]]. It's not for nothing that this outcome used to be labeled the Tenchi Solution. |
| 72 | * What is true for ''Nippon Ichi'' also applies to ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. Although that might be due to the creator's inability to draw non-loli characters rather than this trope. The other big Author Appeal of ''ZUN'' is alcohol (obviously), going so far that he made a game that is solely about alcohol-themed BulletHell. Though the artwork ingame IS getting better -- this gets particularly noticeable in UFO: even before you even get onto the new characters in that game, clever use of shading shows ''visible breasts'', specifically for Sanae. The fact it's a frontal view probably helps. And indeed, when other people do the artwork (for example, the fighting games), the sudden breasts on some of the characters can be jarring. Just look at Sakuya in [=EoSD=], [=PCB=], [=IN=] or [=PoFV=]. Then look at her [=IaMP=]/[=SWR=] art. you'll see why a meme arose from it. |
| 73 | * ''Anime/RealDrive'', a SliceOfLife style SciFi anime that is most famous among fans for its plump lead characters. The rather refreshing WordOfGod states it's just an attempt to depict how Japanese people actually look. Fans don't see this as dodging around the fact every woman and only women look this way; the most popular character is actually the ''chubbiest''. |
| 74 | * ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': |
| 75 | ** The series has a lot of spanking going on. JD spanking Turk. Turk spanking JD. Turk spanking Elliot. Elliot spanking JD. Neena spanking JD so hard, and for so long, that he can't sit down. Various characters spanking themselves. You name it. |
| 76 | ** Sexual choking is mentioned several times throughout the series. |
| 77 | --->It's guy love between two guys... |
| 78 | * Right from the get go ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro'' had some BDSM undertones, but being a shounen manga it never really got overtly sexual and there was enough ambiguity to make it questionable whether it was actually meant that way or not. Then along came the villainous New Bloodline, and with it... Mistress Genuine. |
| 79 | * ''Webcomic/PeterIsTheWolf''. Where do we begin? Lycanthropes? Check. Big-Breasted-Bimbos? Check. Female nudity? Check. Breast expansion upon transformation? Check. Big-Breasted-Bimbos? Check. Disproportionately-large endowments? Check. [[RuleOfThree Big-Breasted Bimbos]]? Check. |
| 80 | * ''The Changing Workplace'': Mostly animal transformation, with a touch of [[GenderBender transgender]] for humorous purposes and with plenty of LampshadeHanging. |
| 81 | * Someone on the design team for the N64[=/=][=PlayStation=] generation videogame ''WWF Attitude'' was a fan of the MurderousThighs trope. All three women (Wrestling/{{Sable}}, Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, and Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}) used the headscissor, even though none of the three used it outside the game. Also, it could be used as a finishing move in the game when outside it it's generally a resthold. And two of the pre-made create-a-wrestler dialogue sets, "Legs" and "Thunder Thighs", were specifically about this trope. |
| 82 | * ''Webcomic/SabrinaOnline'' illustrates the difference between "FunnyAnimal comic" and "Furry comic". |
| 83 | ** The author's desire to have his graphic designer lead use an ''Platform/{{Amiga}}'' computer, just like him. To put this in perspective, ''Linux'' would be more appropriate. |
| 84 | ** Zig Zag, the white-tiger skunk porn star of all people, hangs the biggest lampshade on why such an Amiga fascination would be nothing less than a form of masochism. |
| 85 | ** Eventually a later comic does admit Sabrina had been using Linux and sometimes even Microsoft machines most of the time at work since even in WebcomicTime TechnologyMarchesOn, and that her Amiga had been long relegated for home use only. Eventually even the Amgia is put in storage with a small compact Raspberry Pi emulator taking its place. |
| 86 | * ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'': |
| 87 | ** The the author's obsession with [[{{Moe}} emotionally fragile young women]], which happen to make up half of the cast. The author himself has all but admitted this, making joking comments that it's practically the contents of his soul detailed on paper. The series also shows his ''{{VisualNovel/Kanon}}''-influenced obsession with SnowMeansLove, despite being set during fall; it appears that his next work, however, is going to completely focus on it. |
| 88 | ** Almost every female character just happens to wear a choker at some point. Also, the character Piro has a female online avatar. |
| 89 | * ''Webcomic/TheWotch'': Transformation, transgender, age changes, and the occasional [[TakenForGranite statue-ifying]]. While notorious for such, there are also signs of anatomy fixation: Jason's [[HasAType love of redheads]] is just his "thing," but when you consider just how many redheads the series has, you've gotta wonder if it's ''really'' the writers' thing. The overwhelming majority of girls who didn't begin the series as boys are redheads. |
| 90 | * ''Webcomic/MSFHigh'': Yet another webcomic, yet more transformation and transgender. The Platform/DeviantArt account of [[http://akuoreo.deviantart.com/ His girlfriend]], who is also the comic's artist, provides even more evidence. |
| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has a lot of incest between the Griffin family members. Peter/Meg, Meg/Chris, Chris/Stewie (which is also father/son since they were in the guise of Luke/Vader at the time), Lois/Chris, Lois/Meg, and presumably Peter/Stewie since Stewie has his Oedipal conflict reversed. |
| 92 | * Franchise/StarWarsLegends' collective fetish is... Luke Skywalker! Seriously, in every new installment, he gets a new girlfriend, until he marries Mara. After Mara [[DroppedABridgeOnHim gets a bridge dropped on her]], he [[DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu picks up an aeons-old yandere]]. His descendants seem to be getting a lot of play. Ben is a ''young'' 14, and a Sith girl sticks her hand in his pants; two years later, another Sith girl wants to [[AdamAndEvePlot breed]] a MasterRace with him. And then there's Cade... As for individual EU authors: |
| 93 | ** Aaron Allston likes the HoYay. He even has it between Luke and Ben at one point. |
| 94 | ** Christie Golden, in her ''Literature/FateOfTheJedi'' books, ''really'' likes to write about how beautiful everything related to the LostTribe is, and she's the one who seems like they're itching to have Ben and Vestara create a MasterRace, as stated above. |
| 95 | -->Their litter should be astonishing. |
| 96 | ** This is in contradiction with previous portrayals of TheDarkSide usage, where it made people uglier. Another thing, is that her ''Franchise/StarWars'' novels slip into [[RomanceNovel romance territory]], to the point where it's hard to keep track of all the relationships, with a lot being written about dead lovers in particular. |
| 97 | --->'''Mara''': ''And next time you feel a ghostly presence lying beside you, make sure it's me''. |
| 98 | ** Kevin J. Anderson appears to have an "end of the world fetish", since his books are known for superweapons. |
| 99 | ** Troy Denning has so many fetishes that it's difficult to count them all, but first, there are the bugs. And hive minds. And powerful women; it seems that in every one of his books, women interrogate men. And in ''Invincible'', Jaina offers Jag and Zekk a threesome. Also in ''Invincible'', Tahiri offers sex in exchange for intelligence to a fourteen-year-old Ben Skywalker. |
| 100 | ** Michael A. Stackpole has a thing for female villains interrogating helpless male captives. But he's more remembered for an offhand reference to furries. |
| 101 | ** Matt Stover seems to enjoy deconstructing the fandom, judging by his ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' novelization and ''Literature/LukeSkywalkerAndTheShadowsOfMindor''. |
| 102 | ** Karen Traviss and Mandos. Most of Mandalorian culture and language ''Legends'' can be traced to her. More specifically, she has a thing for military and LGBT themes, in that she's the only writer to write canonically LGBTQ+ characters. [[note]] Traviss may be the only ''novelist'' to put in LGBTQ+ characters, but she was pre-dated by Creator/{{Bioware}} sneaking [[GayOption Juhani]] and her girlfriend Belaya into ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. Bioware also added same-gender romance options and LGBTQ+ characters into VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic after fan outcry over Lucasarts's initial veto of such. Between that, the popularity of Canderous Ordo and the SWTOR Bounty Hunter, and similar BlackAndGrayMorality takes on the Jedi and Republic, Traviss's readers and [=KOTOR=]/[=SWTOR=] fans have significant overlap. [[/note]] And clones. |
| 103 | ** Kathy Tyers lobbied for Mara to get pregnant because Tyers is pro-life. |
| 104 | ** Dave Wolverton might as well have subtitled ''Literature/TheCourtshipOfPrincessLeia: The Erotic Adventures of Luke Skywalker''. A queen tries to seduce him and kill him. Her son actually fantasizes about the seduction part. Luke takes her son to rescue Leia from Han (makes sense in context), and they go to Dathomir where both face seduction attempts from a witch (who has declared them her slaves). HoYay between Luke and Isolder is visible, though not as common as HoYay in some other books. |
| 105 | ** Timothy Zahn has a thing for women who seduce men and kill them, though also for sex as redemption (courtesy of Luke Skywalker, naturally). |
| 106 | ** Plo Koon for Dave Filoni, supervisor director of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', to the point where Plo gets an upgrade to his character model at the end of Season 3, while Yoda and Windu are still waiting for one by the end of Season 4. Just look at his office in [[http://www.starwars.com/watch/zygerrian_commentary.html this video.]] He has also shown a preference for wolves in his works in the series, having attempted to feature them in ''The Clone Wars'', only to instead bring the concept to ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' as the Loth-Wolves, and played a New Republic pilot named Trapper ''Wolf'' in ''Series/TheMandalorian''. Did we mention that Plo Koon's Clonetrooper commander was named Wolffe? |
| 107 | ** James Luceno can always be relied upon to take threads from all over the Star Wars continuity and bring them together. ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'', especially, can descend into ContinuityPorn with the number of links it makes with other areas of what (at the time, anyway) was Star Wars canon. Just [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Darth_Plagueis_(novel)#Appearances look]] at the sheer quantity of characters, planets, events, vehicles etc. that get at least a mention somewhere in the novel, and then consider that a ''tiny'' fraction of them were original characters in the book itself. |
| 108 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 109 | ** The designers for the games. Only the character designers, though. Yoshitaka Amano has a ''huge'' preference for pale, willowy men with frizzy white hair and blue lips. And Mascara, too. Almost ''every'' hero he designed for ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' looks like they could be related... except for Zidane. (Instead, it's ''Kuja'' who's the Expy) Everyone else? With the exception for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'', as often as possible, he puts on capes, catsuits, spiked armor, and other such {{Rummage Sale Reject}}s. His monsters look like what you would think a monster would look like, an EldritchAbomination. Tetsuya Nomura, on the other hand, goes for a more modern-looking anime-like approach compared to Amano's traditional Japanese watercolor style. As you can see, despite that his males look ''more'' masculine than Amano's (In that they ''don't wear make-up'' and instead look to be teenagers) he puts about as much detail into their clothes inspired by modern-day Japanese (and recently American) fashion trends as Amano put into their armour. Whenever he designs monsters, they look like an EldritchAbomination... but instead of something from the world of Faeire, something more like a mix of inorganic features (like zippers and obviously painted-on-features) and organic features, often leading them to look horrific for a different reason than Amano's. Oh, and Nomura also loves black coats and zippers - especially zippers. Longer the better - especially with hoods, too! Akihiko Yoshida, designer for the tactics series as well as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' likes tight pants on men, painted-on-abs, greasy faces, bondage gear, and did I mention that he ''loves'' really tight pants? |
| 110 | ** They also like using {{feather|Motif}}s a lot in the games. |
| 111 | * There are a lot of doctors in ''Series/{{Friends}}''. Ross Geller (paleontologist), Rachel's father Leonard Green (vascular surgeon), Drake Ramoray (fictional neurosurgeon), Rachel's fiance Barry Farber (orthodontist), Richard Burke (ophthalmalogist), Timothy Burke (ophthalmalogist), Charlie Wheeler (paleontologist) and a pair of physicians played by [[Series/{{ER}} George Clooney and Noah Wyle]]... and that's just the family and the love interests... |
| 112 | ** Phoebe was a nurse in both UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar and UsefulNotes/WorldWarI in her past lives. |
| 113 | ** Chandler was mistaken for a doctor when he and Monica met their surrogate. |
| 114 | * Anyone who has seen a few Creator/JCStaff shows can tell their artists really, really, really like big breasts and nothing else. In the best case of LaserGuidedKarma... er, MisaimedFandom ever, [[Literature/ShakuganNoShana every]] [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex single]] [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero one]] [[Literature/{{Toradora}} of]] [[Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo their]] [[Manga/DreamEaterMerry most]] [[Manga/HayateTheCombatButler popular]] [[Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes anime]] [[Literature/OkamiSan series]] [[Literature/HeavensMemoPad nowadays]] has a flat chested tsundere girl as its most popular and/or leading girl. ALL OF THEM. |
| 115 | ** Gonzo however seems to love fanservice and big boobs, often upsizing the resident busty characters' chests. |
| 116 | * ''Webcomic/DrawYourOwnStory'' bases its insane plot upon, among other things, an insane mish-mash of a thousand works with little or no explanation as to why are they all here together. Let's quote from the work page: ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', Franchise/{{Cthulhu|Mythos}}, ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'', ''Webcomic/OzyAndMillie'', ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', ''VideoGame/HalfLife'', ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'', ''VideoGame/{{Civilization}}'', and more. |
| 117 | * ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fan-artists consider anything fair game for turning into a robot. [[http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs8/i/2005/290/0/4/GrimLock_40K_by_LancerAdvanced.jpg Anything at all.]] In some continuities they're ArmedWithCanon. |
| 118 | ** It's the same thing with the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fandom. Any character from any work of fiction can become a pony. Crossovers with ''Series/DoctorWho'' are popular, as well as ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}''. |
| 119 | * The people at Paizo, who make the ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' RPG, have quite a few things they ''really'' like; sexy, powerful women (both for heroines and villainesses), the [[PunkPunk dungeonpunk]] aesthetic (which they arguably push farther than any D&D setting save ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}''), the works of Creator/HPLovecraft and his friends (especially the Franchise/CthulhuMythos and other CosmicHorrorStory tropes...), creatures derived from UrbanLegends and similar folklore (they have versions of the Jersey Devil and mothmen as fully-statted monsters adapted for the setting), and TheLegionsOfHell (''TEN'' of them, fleshed-out with backstory and multiple subspecies for each), among other things. |
| 120 | * [=MegaPhilX=], creator of ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'', is an avid fan of Shampoo from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''. She'll very rarely show up in the shop in-game. (And yes, [[Rule34 he has drawn nude art of her.]]) |
| 121 | * The whole point of [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]]. Tropers write about whatever they happen to be interested in. Also applies to page images. As most tropers are young geeks (per TroperDemographics), if the page image isn't from anime or manga, chances are it'll be from a webcomic. |
| 122 | * From the ''WebVideo/MLPAnalysis'' community: |
| 123 | ** Bronycurious is a ''HUGE'' Rarity fan. Beyond that though, he has a strong appreciation for character depth and complexity. |
| 124 | ** Any allusions to religion or classical literature is greatly appreciated by [=AnthonyC=]. |
| 125 | ** KP loves "reformed" Discord to borderline fangirl levels. |
| 126 | ** Voice of Reason states in his [[WebVideo/MyLittlePonyCamaraderieIsSupernatural Camaraderie is Supernatural]] review that parody is one of his favorite genres of comedy. |
| 127 | * ''Webcomic/CorgiQuest'' exists because the author wanted to combine two of his favorite things: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin corgis]] and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. |
| 128 | * ''Literature/SpectralShadows'' contains several plots that exist mainly for the author to voice their opinions on things. A lot of the [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] are also from a heavy amount of the things they enjoyed in their life. |
| 129 | * Creator/{{Humon}} appears to have a strong personal fascination with femdom - large dominant women in sexual roleplay with submissive feminised men. This even intrudes into her most popular ''Webcomic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'' strip in the relationship between Sister Sweden and Brother Finland. Sister Germamy tends to the dominant female, too. Femdom is ''far'' more apparent and prevalent in Humon's other works - in fact, you could go so far as to say this is a dominant theme. She really loves her men submissive and pliant... |
| 130 | * ''Creator/GamesWorkshop'', creator of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' really like skulls. Pretty much everything they make has skulls ''somewhere'' and there is the Chaos God of war and honour, Khorne, who sits on a throne made of skulls located atop of a mountain made of ''even more skulls''. Fans like to joke that they have a skull {{Fetish}}. |
| 131 | * Froge from Froghand has [[https://froghand.neocities.org/buafy/2016-08.html#01 quite]] the [[https://froghand.neocities.org/buafy/2016-08.html#19 thing]] for [[https://froghand.neocities.org/buafy/2016-11.html#27 plushies]]. Perhaps even to the point of being a plushophile, seeing as he [[https://froghand.neocities.org/buafy/2016-06.html#27 brings the term up]] regarding ''{{Webcomic/Achewood}}''. |
| 132 | * The ''Literature/WarriorCats'' series has a remarkable amount of grey-furred cats [[note]]Bluestar, Graystripe, Stonefur, Silverstream, Feathertail, Grey Wing, Willowshine, Mistystar, Jayfeather, Runningnose, Millie, Skywatcher etc[[/note]], all of whom are sympathetically characterized if not outright heroic. In ''Moonrise'', TheChosenOne is only recognized as such ''because'' they have grey fur. |
| 133 | * ''Podcast/GilbertGottfriedsAmazingColossalPodcast'' was created out of a combined love of old movies and TV between Frank Santopadre and Creator/GilbertGottfried, and their guest list reflected that. Gilbert in particular liked Franchise/UniversalHorror movies and was unusually reverential towards anyone related to those movies. |
| 134 | * ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Any DevelopmentGag about what DSBT actually used to be is this for Vexusdylandasecond. Characters will sometimes even point out that none of the viewers will even get those jokes. The Special Info Episode was created for this reason to provide a little context for the viewers. |
| 135 | * [[http://commander-ledi.tumblr.com/post/140084142532 This]] Platform/{{Tumblr}} post, parodying this phenomenon in internet artists' work. ''"fave kind of entertainment: that when some fetish artists try to draw casual non-fetish stuff but you can still see really clearly what fetish stuff they usually draw."'' As an example, it includes a sketchy picture of an [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom anthro character]]... with feet drawn in much more detail than the rest. |
| 136 | * At least one member of the Cybird staff has admitted to having a fetish for men with [[EyepatchOfPower eyepatches]], which is why every single Cybird romance game has had at least one potential love interest who wears an eyepatch or bandages over one eye: Byron Wagner from ''Midnight Cinderella'', Saito Hajime from ''Destined to Love'', Masamune Date from ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'', Harr Silver from ''Ikemen Revolution'', Aki from ''VideoGame/MagicalDaysTheBratsParade'', Jean d'Arc from ''Ikemen Vampire'', etc. They even lampshaded this in Masamune's route in ''Ikemen Sengoku'' with the main character thinking that "anything sounds good coming from a man with an eyepatch". |
| 137 | * Goats are common in ''VideoGame/Wasteland2'', and you can get a status buff for having one follow you around. So far, so what? Then the beta of ''VideoGame/Wasteland3'' was released, and the Quirk that buffs critical hits was named "Goat Killer." Someone at the studio clearly wants goats to have more visibility in games. |
| 138 | * As of recently, the authors of ''Anime/CardfightVanguardVSeries'' seem to have some kind of obsession for young girls [[FashionableAsymmetry wearing a single thigh-high stocking while the other leg is bare]]. The [[IdolSinger idol]] dress Mikuru briefly wears in the first half of the Shinemon arc, Nanami's casual outfit in the second half of the arc and Emi and Shuka's MagicalGirl outfits from the -IF- arc all feature a single stocking. |
| 139 | * Starting from 2018 onwards, The Game Awards[[labelnote:*]](as well as the Developers Showcase of 2020)[[/labelnote]] featured at least one of [[Franchise/TheMuppets the Muppets]] as a guest. Geoff Keighley (who happens to be friends with Muppet performer Bill Barretta) even once openly admitted that the main reason he started the event was so that he could eventually host Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker. |
| 140 | * In both of the ''VideoGame/LauraBow'' games, there's a promiscuous French or faux-French woman who dies. Admittedly, 90% of the cast dies (it's that kind of plot), but it's enough to make you wonder if Sierra has a grudge. |
| 141 | * ''VideoGame/CastleChase'': From [[http://www.castlechase.dragonflydev.com/tips.htm Word of God]]: |
| 142 | --> "Kitty" is the single most useful item in the entire game. Don't you forget it! This may or may not be because both of the game's designers are cat people. |
| 143 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia'': According to the game's character designer Mutsumi Inomata, a female Creator/{{Namco}} executive was very involved in [[TheSmartGuy Keele]]'s character design, directing Inomata to design him based on her own preferences in men. |
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| 146 | [[folder:Multiple Media]] |
| 147 | * In the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse, veteran ''Series/DoctorWho'' writer Creator/TerranceDicks' contributions display a rather alarming tendency to have the Doctor's female companions threatened with rape upon being captured by the villains. Nothing ever happened, of course, but its frequent presence in his works got more than a bit unsettling. The Doctor even makes a rape joke in the theatrical play ''Doctor Who - The Ultimate Adventure''. |
| 148 | ** Lloyd Rose, who has written various stories in the ''Doctor Who'' Expanded Universe, likes to portray the Doctor as TheWoobie. A lot. He gets injured (or otherwise suffers), in various nasty ways in at least three of [[TomboyishName her]] stories: ''City of the Dead'', ''Camera Obscura'', and ''Caerdroia''. Really [[NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow nasty]]. Also, there's often quite a bit of [[FoeRomanceSubtext sexual subtext]], almost always between the Doctor and characters who pose an immediate, physical threat to him. Looks like there's a bit of a sadomasochism kink there. |
| 149 | ** Jim Mortimore and BodyHorror, specifically dealing with full-body infections leading to transformation. At one point he does it to ''[[spoiler: the entirety of Asia]]''. |
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| 152 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 153 | * ''Fanfic/AlwaysVisible'': Vitaly Ivolginsky is Russian by nationality, so expect that a work about America will not have authenticity, but will be jam-packed with references to Russian culture, which is alien to Americans. |
| 154 | * ''Webcomic/ComicBookSNAFU'' is basically a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover between a bunch of characters/series that author Benja Tatafasa likes. |
| 155 | ** He has a fondness for retooling forgotten concepts from old Marvel and DC Comics, such as the Riddler's game show and the World Counterterrorism Agency from Marvel. |
| 156 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9940163/1/Enemy-s-Heartstrings Enemy's Heartstrings]]'', a ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fanfiction. The author is a big fan of Spuffy, [[DracoInLeatherPants likes writing Spike in 'romantic poet' mode instead of evil]], and [[RonTheDeathEater enjoys bashing Buffy's other love interests Angel and Riley]]. This fic is no exception. Sympathetic Spike with all his good traits on show and with all his bad traits almost non-existent, thus washing him down from his canon complexity? Check. Buffy's own canon complexity being watered down to how the author needs her to act for the sake of the story? Check. Angel and Buffy's relationship with him being tossed aside quickly and unrealistically for the sake of Spuffy? Check. It wouldn't be so bad if the author didn't [[WishFulfillment sacrifice believable story and character development just for the sake of the pairing]], and it doesn't help that the author appears to suffer from ProtectionFromEditors. |
| 157 | * Creator/NimbusLlewelyn is a self-admitted particular fan of [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]], ComicBook/BlackWidow, [[Characters/MarvelComicsBuckyBarnes Bucky Barnes]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey Jean Grey]], and interpretations of the Phoenix Force that ''don't'' boil down to AlwaysChaoticEvil EldritchAbomination, which is why all of them tend to have increasingly prominent roles in his writing (and even if they don't directly appear, they get referenced). |
| 158 | ** In general, practically every woman will either be an ActionGirl or a LadyOfWar, or failing that, a suitably awesome NonActionGuy, [[SecurityCling there will be lots of hugging]], [[WorldOfSnark sarcasm will be a primary means of communication]] ([[LemonyNarrator even by the narration]]), [[GambitPileUp both good and bad guys will weave increasingly complex plots and constantly try to get an edge on each other]], there will be an astonishingly (but plot explained) [[OneDegreeOfSeparation degree of connection between certain characters]], more than one BadassFamily, ThePhoenix motif will be heavily featured, there will be epic amounts of {{Foreshadowing}}, and it will be ReferenceOverdosed with {{Shout Out}}s galore. |
| 159 | ** Oh, and if the characters appear, there will be a significant undercurrent of Bucky/Natasha, as he's a serious Winter Widow shipper. |
| 160 | * ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': [[http://asuka.teri-chan.net/english/eva/asuka.html The author is very fond of Asuka, very much so]]. He is also a die-hard S/A shipper. |
| 161 | * ''Fanfic/TheDevilFruitHero'': The author is very fond of BigBeautifulWomen, so several characters end up bulking up throughout the fic, usually with the InUniverse justification of it either enhancing their Quirk or finding it sexually appealing. The two primary examples being Hilda and Momo. |
| 162 | * The creator of ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'' really likes airplanes and [[FieryRedhead redheads]]. His doujin and his page are devoted to pics of Asuka and airship models. |
| 163 | * ''Fanfic/{{HERZ}}'': Rei is the author's favourite character. Although she does not show up in a lot of scenes she is ever-present, the remainder characters talk about her constantly, and she saves the day several times. |
| 164 | * ''Fanfic/KingdomHeartsTheAntipode:'' The author is a ''massive'' Disney fan. Thus, the series is filled to the brim with Disney Saturday Morning Cartoon references. This is also the reason why ''{{WesternAnimation/Gargoyles}}'' was included as a Disney world and why [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Ringabel]] is a recurring character. In addition, [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Riku Replica]] is one of the author's favorite characters; thus he plays a major role in the series. |
| 165 | * Creator/{{ThatPersonYouMightKnow}} of ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'' fame employs SlapStick and manic game show characters--such as the Series/{{Interceptor}}--in all of his works. |
| 166 | * DL Abaoaqu likes to put in his series, ''Can't Believe It's Not AVGN'', quite a few references to ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and the UsefulNotes/ColdWar here and there; also, being a conservative Christian, he enjoys making various {{Take That}}s at ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and other works by Creator/SethMacFarlane. |
| 167 | * ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'': After completing the series, the author confessed that [[spoiler:Asuka was his favorite character and he had always planned for a Shinji/Asuka ending]]. However, he also stated that [[spoiler:he started truly liking Rei after writing chapter 3 and he nearly changed his mind]]. |
| 168 | * ''FanFic/SlightlyAltered'' has Buwaro sing ''Hikari'' from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' in one scene. The fact that there are also numerous references to that game, including "C'mon, lazy bum! Wake up!" being a recurring phrase, as well as Ortimor's line "It is I, Anton, seeker of thy heart!" further indicate this. |
| 169 | * This is the very reason for "Linkin Park Z" (i.e., ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' music videos set to Music/LinkinPark songs), despite the fact that most Linkin Park songs are relatively dark and brooding and have little to do with the more cheerful and combat-oriented Dragon Ball sagas. |
| 170 | * There was a fic where [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]] revealed her love of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. After that the whole thing dissolved into an AuthorTract about how people can't appreciate modern fantasy. |
| 171 | * ''Fanfic/NeonExodusEvangelion'' is a ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, whose authors were also clearly into New England college life, antiauthoritarianism, motorcycles, the Titanic and the UK. They were not, however, fond of anything the original creators of Eva had done with the themes and characterization. |
| 172 | ** The same authors' flagship series ''Fanfic/UndocumentedFeatures'' is another example. |
| 173 | * ''Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K'' has one Author Appeal element, but it's right there in the title, and used with style. |
| 174 | * There is one ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' fanfic where Tenchi and his crew gave in willingly to Kagato [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment because he threatened them with country music]]. |
| 175 | ** Another ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' example was alien princess Ayeka listening to the 1997 song "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks (real subtle there) despite the fact that she had never been to Earth, and the song wouldn't be written for 700 years. |
| 176 | * ''Fanfic/KnightOfLolicon'': In addition to the [[LoliconAndShotacon premise]], at some point the writer must have just felt like throwing in obscure anime that only fellow otakus were likely to have seen, and made the fic nigh-unreadable to anyone who isn't familiar with MagicalGirl and {{Shoujo}} series targeted towards young girls. There are also a lot of {{Shout Out}}s towards things that make little sense in context. |
| 177 | * ''Manga/NyoronChuruyaSan'' (a ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' gag manga) is largely based on Churuya's desire for smoked cheese -- which exists because the author really likes smoked cheese. |
| 178 | * ''Fanfic/DecksFallEveryoneDies'': the ''Anime/YuGiOh'' characters with their [[TheAbridgedSeries Abridged Series]] personalities in the plot of ''Film/MoulinRouge'' with whatever songs the author wants to [[FilkSong parody]]. |
| 179 | * ''Fanfic/TheDarkerKnight'' is a Franchise/{{Batman}} TrollFic in which Batman saves random celebrities and rock bands and fights against a zombie apocalypse with characters from other comics, cartoons, and movies. |
| 180 | * One [[AlternateUniverseFic AU]] ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' fanfic had Gabriella and Troy share a mutual dislike of eggs. To say nothing of the setting, namely casting Gabriella as a well-off Jew and Troy as one of the Hilterjüngen in Nazi Germany. Luckily, the author canceled the fic after coming back from a long hiatus and realizing that it was kind of terrible. |
| 181 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fans (among others) call these elements "pepperjack cheese", or just "pepperjack", after a ''Harry Potter'' [[http://pottersues.livejournal.com/1200.html fanfic]] in which Hermione expresses a fondness for pepperjack cheese, a mild cheese with jalapeño peppers that's popular in parts of the United States but unknown everywhere else. England is part of "everywhere else", and it's nigh-impossible to obtain there.[[note]]Burger King and Subway are probably the best places to look for it.[[/note]] The author boldly stated in her notes that Hermione liked it now because she (the author) liked it. It was such a blatant example that it soon became shorthand for "the characters must like what I like!" |
| 182 | ** Oddly enough, from around 2007 or so it became possible to find something at least vaguely similar to pepperjack cheese in Asda, a British supermarket chain that is now owned by Wal-Mart. Make of this what you will. |
| 183 | ** Musical choices are a very common element. Fanfic writers will often put Hogwarts students (even pureblood wizards like Draco) in shirts advertising moody American Muggle bands [[PresentDayPast that hadn't even been formed at the corresponding timeline.]] |
| 184 | *** Then there's ''Fanfic/HermionesTalent'', in which Neville raps (!) among many, many other violations of canon. In the SpiritualSuccessor ''Karaoke Night'', ''Draco Malfoy'' of all people is the rapping one. |
| 185 | * ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'': Every heroic character is a goth who likes emo bands gets their clothes from Hot Topic. Bisexual men seem to be an interest of Tara as well. |
| 186 | * A Drizzt Do'Urden fanfic that was slightly more nuanced than the standard. Catti-brie wanted to try bondage, and while Drizzt is at first interested, being from a society that is controlled by a frothing boot-on-the-neck abusive matriarchy he started freaking out. He got used to it in the end, though. |
| 187 | * Fics in which the characters eat the author's favourite meal are quite common, and often not particularly problematic, but see the above mention of Pepper-Jack Cheese - it doesn't work when the food is not accessible or there would be other reasons for the characters not to eat it, such as a ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' fic where the woodlanders had a taste for chicken. For example, there was once a ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' fic which featured the elves making a ''pizza''. |
| 188 | ** A subspecies may be fics written by Americans using American names for food that is called differently in Britain; so you get fluffy stories of Hobbits baking ''cookies'' rather than ''biscuits'' which is undoubtedly the word Tolkien himself would have used. |
| 189 | * A curious ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''[=/=]''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|1978}}'' (original) crossover fanfic had this as the climax, with an ''Enterprise'' crewman precipitating the rapture with a piano recital. It took a good chunk of both series humans (save for a befuddled Picard, musing on whether he could find faith), and some Cylons, which were revealed to be lizards in silver armor. (This last is a reference to the little-known novelization of the original pilot movie, which was adapted from an early script that predated the ExecutiveMeddling which turned the Cylons into robots in the first place.) |
| 190 | * An author has produced a few short ''Series/DoctorWho'' {{Meta Fic}}s in which Ninth and Tenth join the Eleventh {{Hatedom}}, and lambast him whenever he enters ''Fanfic/ThisTimeRound''. |
| 191 | ** There's also a ''Doctor Who''[=/=]''Series/{{The Prisoner|1967}}'' crossover fic. The "new Number Two" convention from ''The Prisoner'' is compared to Time Lord regeneration, which provides the sole hook for combining the two series. It's very weird. |
| 192 | ** And then there's the FanVerse of Webcomic/RichsComixBlog that includes characters from ''Series/ForeverKnight'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' becoming companions of the Doctor. |
| 193 | * An otherwise well-written ''Series/BabylonFive''/''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' (revival) crossover seemed to indicate that NCAA basketball was a major obsession of the Earth Alliance. |
| 194 | * ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'' is what happened when the then 15-year-old writer got into Music/TheBeatles and TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons simultaneously, though the final product (which she finished when she was 44) went far, far beyond anything as simple as D&D. |
| 195 | * Creator/{{Peptuck}}, the author of the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' story ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'' (no, not the official novelization) is clearly a big fan of ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'', especially ''Literature/GauntsGhosts'', and this shows up in his portrayal of Nod which definitely has elements of the Imperial Guard and Space Marines. Plus all the other subtler {{Shout Out}}s (and not just to ''Warhammer 40,000''). He even specifically referenced ''Gaunt's Ghosts'' in his notes, and the GDI 4th Recon Battalion are the Ghosts in all but name. |
| 196 | ** The same author is also a fan of Creator/SummerGlau, as shown by some of his other fics, particularly ''Fanfic/{{Forward|Peptuck}}'', where River is the primary character. |
| 197 | ** Another thing he is a big fan of is military hardware in general, and infantry kit in particular. Many of his stories, particularly ''Tiberium Wars'', ''Forward'', ''Fanfic/{{Renegade|Peptuck}}'', and ''Fanfic/{{Harbinger|Peptuck}}'' place a lot of emphasis on realistic infantry movement, equipment, and tactics. The narrative in these stories often takes pains to show characters properly using sights, checking and securing gear, covering one another while moving, and proper room-clearing. |
| 198 | * The fanfic [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6932565/1/Return_to_Atlantica_b_1_out_of_3_A_New_Beginning Return to Atlantica]], besides being a terrifying behemoth (one chapter, one hundred and sixty-six thousand, two hundred and eighteen words), contains everything from ''Pokémon'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' to ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' to ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' |
| 199 | * A fan of the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series starts pulling the characters out of the video games. Since they are in the "Real World," they can watch movies and play video games, including their own. Due to the nature of the magic involved, the characters will occasionally run into characters like Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and Cloud from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1863484/1/Razzy_Plush Razzy Plush]], [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2007793/1/Sequel_to_Razzy_Plush Sequel to Razzy Plush]], and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3242997/1/Plush_Kain_The_Convention_Adventure Plus Kain: The Convention Adventure.]] |
| 200 | * A ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' fic features shy, insecure Stacy Rowe, who is obsessed with being popular and liked by others, as also being secretly a fan of the Dead Milkmen. More inexplicable references to and cameos by bands that it was clear the author loved followed. |
| 201 | * The two authors of ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' make a''lot'' of {{Shout Out}}s to shows they like (also indicated by their other fics): |
| 202 | ** Creator/Swing123 likes Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in general (it's the station the series [[ScriptFic apparently]] airs on), but he also likes ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and ''Literature/HankTheCowdog''. References[=/=]UsefulNotes/{{Plagiarism}} from all three sources are common in the first season. |
| 203 | ** garfieldodie, on the other hand, is a pretty big fan of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', ''Series/DoctorWho'', and ''Series/RedDwarf'', as references to them become more common in season 3 and beyond. |
| 204 | * Another ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' fic shows Daria's parents as loving and completely indulgent to the disgustingly spoiled Quinn, while Daria is neglected to the point of emotional abuse. When Daria asks for an upgrade to her creaky aging Apple computer, her parents respond by buying ''Quinn'' the very latest and best ''IBM-clone'' computer. The writer's preference could not have been more obvious if she'd added "Written on an Apple" to every paragraph. |
| 205 | * In ''Fanfic/CampNightmare'', Calvin and Hobbes listen to Nickelback in the staff bathroom. |
| 206 | * ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Any DevelopmentGag about what DSBT actually used to be. Characters will sometimes even point out that none of the viewers will even get those jokes. The Special Info Episode was created for this reason to provide a little context for the viewers. |
| 207 | * The author of the infamous ''Rose Potter'' fan fic seems to have a thing for naked women; specifically their breasts and nether regions, which are invariably the first things mentioned whenever a naked woman is seen, and always described in exactly the same way. |
| 208 | * ''[[Fanfic/TotalDramaIslandByGilbertAndSullivan Total Drama Island, by Gilbert and Sullivan]]'' owes its very existence to this trope. The author is a fan of both the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' series and the Creator/GilbertAndSullivan series of light operas, and his whole purpose in combining them was to introduce to one people who are familiar with the other. |
| 209 | * In ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfTotalDramaIsland'', Cody (who bears more than a passing resemblance to the author at that age) is the go-to character for allusions to two of the author's favorite entertainment franchises, ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and ''Series/{{Monty Python|sFlyingCircus}}''. |
| 210 | * In Fanfic/ANewOrder, a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' fic, Usagi is a fan of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. There's also a more meta example: Sailor Uranus is the author's least favorite character and, despite being a powerful fighter, her first fight ends with her near death while the other senshi are relatively unharmed. |
| 211 | * Plastic Raven, the author of the ''Anime/SonicX'' fanfic ''Fanfic/DontKeepYourDistance'', seems to have a bit of a fascination with languages and linguistics; it is likely one of the few fan works out there to explicitly name-drop the "[[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Northern Cities Vowel Shift]]".[[note]]Albeit only in an author's note: the residents of one city speak with a noticeable eye dialect, which Raven identifies in the next chapter to clarify.[[/note]] A number of characters and locations are also named using fictional indigenous languages of the planet Mobius. |
| 212 | * ''Fanfic/{{Starbound}}'', a ''Manga/LuckyStar'' fanfic, has two core points: the long-haired characters' hair done up into {{beehive|Hairdo}}s, and an attempt to be the next ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''. The former is even more noteworthy than the latter, because the fic has been written by the same person who commissions for other long-haired female characters with their hair in an updo, created a five-girl band of magical girls known as the [[http://dmxrated.deviantart.com/art/The-Beehive-Brigade-264114352 Beehive Brigade]] (of whom he also commissions pictures), and even runs a group known as The Beehive, which is all about that trope. |
| 213 | ** This trope is also the explicitly stated reason why Rokuna's hair is [[AdaptationDyeJob brown]], even though it was green in [[Anime/MonColleKnights the anime she hails from]]. |
| 214 | * [[WordOfGod By his own admission]], the author of the ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSleepwalker Earth]] - [[Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman 2706]]'' verse is very attracted to women who wear Converse high-top sneakers or do tap and ballet dancing, and has worked these traits into both the girlfriend of the male protagonist of one of the series and the female protagonist of the other. The author also has a deep love for obscure, second-string heroes and villains, and elevates them to take center stage in the series while pushing the A-listers to guest star status. |
| 215 | * {{Exaggerated|Trope}} and parodied in ''[[http://monicagilbey-bieber.deviantart.com/art/Alone-Chapter-1-377854038 Alone]]'' by Creator/MonicaGilbeyBieber, which features a SelfInsert who is a ridiculously wealthy world-famous architect and bestselling writer who has met and befriended various celebrities and rock stars. The story vividly describes how successful he is and how he is living the dream, including paragraphs worth of the author telling the readers about his architecture firm, luxury penthouse, black Lamborghini with personal chauffeur and butler, and black Persian cat named [[Literature/HarryPotter Cruciö.]] He also explicitly states his musical taste in-story. However, James (the character) surprisingly isn't really a GaryStu, and the fic manages to subvert the trope as well by stating that James is still short-statured and [[OldMaid single at thirty years old]]. He also exposes some of his own character flaws in-story. |
| 216 | * The author of ''Fanfic/PokemonTheGreatAdventure'' really likes music. Most battle scenes have a battle theme that is very often taken from Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts (though there are exceptions) and nearly each chapter has a song at the beginning. Bryan Adams, Owl City, Toto, various James Bond themes and especially Phil Collins seem to be her main preferences. |
| 217 | * Green Phantom Queen of ''Fanfic/HorseshoesAndHandGrenades'' loves ''Theatre/RosencrantzAndGuildensternAreDead'' for some very odd reason: the two boys who were with Mei are nicknamed "Ros" and "Guil" two chapters of ''Tears to Shed'' are named Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (along with appropriate quotes from the play), and Jun quotes some lines from the play in one chapter of ''Month of Sundays''. |
| 218 | * Cori Falls is a ''huge'' fan of the fantasy genre and certain rock groups, and it shows in the way she not only incorporates elements of them into her stories but also makes the ''characters'' fans of them. |
| 219 | * ''Fanfic/TheCaptainOfTheVirtualConsole'' says that video games are awesome, and should be treated with respect and remembered. |
| 220 | * Yogui likes crude penises as background jokes. This can be seen in the ''VideoGame/{{Something}}'' series and any of his contest entries. |
| 221 | * Supercrossover military fanfiction ''Fanfic/TheTerminatorsArmyOfLegend'' series obviously contains some author appeal within it, especially considering its protagonist, Alex Vaughn, is effectively an idealized version of the author, minus the self-insert characteristics. For example, Alex and Alpha Company will often play ''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' or ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' multiplayer between missions. While Alex and Terrias both enjoy ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''. |
| 222 | * The writer of ''Fanfic/OriginStory'' is a self-admitted fan of theme parks, and the Disney theme parks in particular. One entire chapter of the story is set in Disneyland, while visits to theme parks are mentioned off-handedly in other chapters. |
| 223 | * The author behind Twintails of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaOccupationalHazards'' has no shame in making his fascination of nuclear explosions ([[Film/DrStrangelove or his subsequent appreciation for]] Music/VeraLynn) abundantly clear, within reason. |
| 224 | ** This makes another appearance in the sequel ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestriaEmptyQuiver'', in the form of the merciless destruction of [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys Molly Manticore's Pizzeria]] and the design of the [[CoolPlane XB/A-1 Valkyrie]] closely resembling the Avro Vulcan. |
| 225 | ** Back in the original flavor, Littlepip seems to get publicly embarrassed and teased about her romantic life (or lack thereof) an awful lot. Maybe once does she ever seem to ask them to stop, and then the person in question keeps doing it, but on "friendlier" terms [[note]]instead of being TheTease just to mess with Littlepip, despite having no actual feelings toward her..[[/note]] This culminates, perhaps, in her girlfriend talking about their sex life on the most popular radio station in Equestria. She also, ahem, "mares off" with her crush lying in bed next to her. |
| 226 | * The author of ''Fanfic/AngelOfTheBat'' is Catholic, hence why it is the specific religion Cassandra Cain becomes interested in. He also calls himself a [[spoiler: [[RousseauWasRight struggling idealist]] and is a proponent for GodBeforeDogma, both of which come into play later on in the story]]. |
| 227 | * ''Fanfic/CibusEsculentusMadokaMagica'' is all about fat versions of magical girls from ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. In-universe, this actually makes sense, but [=McKnight=] has gone as far as to create [[https://www.writing.com/main/interact/item_id/2055839-Cibus-Esculentus-Madoka-Magicaa pocket on Writing.com]] for others to spin their own stories off from it to. |
| 228 | * A vast majority of those who make YouTubePoop videos seem to have a thing for ''[[RunningGag sauce]]''. |
| 229 | * ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'' has easily the most meta example on this page by strongly implying that designated MetaGirl Asuka is a fan of TV Tropes. |
| 230 | * ''Fanfic/HereWeGoAgain'', a FixFic of the web novel ''[[Literature/{{Gate}} Gate - Thus the JSDF Fought There]]''. The author of this particular fan fic is a retired [[SemperFi US Marine tank crewman]] and an [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror Afghanistan veteran]], as such many of the characters and events are based on his own personal experiences in the Marine Corps as well as a WhatIf scenario if his retirement had been interrupted by the events of ''Gate''. |
| 231 | * From ''VideoGame/RakenzarnTales'': |
| 232 | ** ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is apparently a favorite of the game's creator. Negi, Asuna and Mana are all recruitable characters, Setsuna, Nodoka and Konoka are summonable allies, many of Negi's students can be interacted with at the guild and it's suggested that Negi's father may somehow connected to the overall plot. |
| 233 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has its own sidearc in Rakenzarn's version of Equestria. You can recruit three ponies as party members, including fan favorite Derpy Hooves, with two and possibly more as summons as well. |
| 234 | ** [[Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ Kyuu Renjo]] is the main character. This is commented on by ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} when undergoing recruiting him, when he comments that the creator got all upset when he beat up his "super favorite" protagonist. |
| 235 | * ''Fanfic/ToTheStars'' is what happens when a fan writer takes the setting of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', shifts it several centuries into the future, and adds elements from [[TheSingularity transhumanist writings]] and what appears to be ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'' (the book, not the movie). |
| 236 | ** Or to explain it for the tropers [[FanMyopia unfamiliar with all the series]]: it's a story about {{Magical Girl}}s in a world where [[TheUnmasquedWorld their existence is public knowledge]] and [[LegendaryInTheSequel all the characters from the source material are in-universe celebrities]] who [[CoolVersusAwesome fight]] alongside [[EmpoweredBadassNormal cybernetically enhanced soldiers]] against [[BugWar inscrutable]] ScaryDogmaticAliens [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]] in order to ensure the future of humanity. |
| 237 | * [[SelfInsertFic Paul]] of ''Fanfic/WithThisRing'' can't use paper money, since his faith in fiat currency was destroyed by the subprime crisis and the ring just keeps destroying it. [[note]]So he uses coins made of precious metals instead.[[/note]] After New Year's, he mentions in the narration that Earth-16 apparently never actually ''had'' that crisis, due to legislation with unusually bipartisan support that he resolves to look into later. [[spoiler: Turns out Plutus, Roman god of Wealth, is posing as a prominent economist to help steer the global economy away from such things.]] |
| 238 | ** Wonder Woman's [[AscendedExtra increased presence]] as OL's mentor is due to this as well as Black Canary's [[DemotedToExtra decreased prominence.]] |
| 239 | * The authors of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' and their side stories seem to have a thing for the StatuesqueStunner trope. A lot of the characters, major and minor, are tall and attractive, with the girls being rather busty. Justified as many of the characters to whom this trope applies [[spoiler: are probably half-siblings]]. |
| 240 | * ''Fanfic/MischiefMHA'': |
| 241 | ** Hirona's love for movies is inspired by [=KageNekem=]'s own love for cinema. |
| 242 | ** [=KageNekem=] is a ''massive'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan and an avid ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' player, so he always makes sure to add several references to both franchises in the story. |
| 243 | ** The author is also a fan of [[BadassInANiceSuit badasses in suit]] [[SharpDressedMan who are dressed to kill]], so he always makes sure for his characters, especially Izuku and Loki, to look as dashing and badass as possible in his descriptions. |
| 244 | ** Hilariously {{averted}} with his food taste. [=KageNekem=] hates black chocolate, often having characters describing it as gross and saying white chocolate is better. He even has Tenko to dust a black chocolate bar in chapter 61 just because. This is an inside between him and his editor and fellow writer [=JustaPerson1=], who loves black chocolate but despises white. |
| 245 | * ''Fanfic/TheDifferentverse'': A ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fic which features Twilight Sparkle and a different set of ponies from canon - Moondancer, Derpy Hooves, Scootaloo, Marble Pie and Coco Pommel - as the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony. The author freely admits the whole concept was a shameless excuse to partner Twilight with five of his other favorite characters. |
| 246 | * ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': A ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fic created by Evilhumour and beta-read by Anon e Mouse Jr. (who was eventually promoted to co-writer). The latter's segments tend to have a dose of this by including small {{Shout Out}}s to other pieces of fiction that he likes, though usually just as background details. |
| 247 | * The infamous ''VideoGame/HammerBrother'' was created by Henrique, who seems to love Pokemon Creepypastas, as a whole host of them are referenced. Another prominent one is traps that are unfair even by Kaizo standards. |
| 248 | * ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' is stuffed with AuthorAppeal. It was initially conceived as a private writing project for its co-authors; for their own amusement they took the ''Franchise/DragonAge'' universe, turned it into a modern BoardingSchool AlternateUniverseFic, and started throwing in more or less everything else they love. Even after it became a public and sprawling FanVerse, they continued the trend since it was so well received. The result is that the cast of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' (and friends) are very familiar with Creator/WilliamShakespeare, Disney movies, fairy tales, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, pizza, and Monopoly - among many other things. |
| 249 | * The authors of the unofficial Franchise/{{Batman}} ''Dusk to Dawn'' novels, Fareeha Huq and Cody Wexner, admitted in an accompanying Q&A the collaboration began after bonding over their mutual love of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}. This favouritism is really apparent in the books, as Selina is something of a AdaptationalBadass, her backstory is at the centre of the first book, and, despite Damian Wayne being the official protagonist, she is in the spotlight the most and given some of the best lines going forward. |
| 250 | * In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', the author admits to being a fan of Music/SavageGarden, which is why they appear on All Might's anglophile playlist of tracks that include Music/TheBeatles, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris as [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold the Music Meister]], and Hoyt S. Martin (who composed the ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'' theme song). The story itself is also laden with [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]] and {{Mythology Gag}}s to DC Comics and other works. |
| 251 | * ''Fanfic/AChildShallLeadThemTransformers'', the Dinobots, Swoop especially, get a lot of screen time in this fic, and their actions and issues drive most of the plot. ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn'' also gets a lengthy, and surprisingly plot-relevant, quote. |
| 252 | * ''Fanfic/CatTales'' chapter ''Trick Or Treat'' shows that Chris Dee knows quite a bit about ''Literature/SherlockHolmes''. |
| 253 | * Dark Mark's fanfics like ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'', ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'', ''Fanfic/APrizeForThreeEmpires'' or ''Fanfic/XMen1970'' show he's fond of continuity-rich fictional universes with a long-storied history and [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} powerful]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsJeanGrey heroic]] [[ComicBook/PowerGirl action]] [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers girls]]. |
| 254 | * ''Fanfic/BattleFantasiaProject'': The presence of two Italian series and elements of a third (''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', the comic book version of ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'', and the satiric series ''Suore Ninja'' respectively), two manga massively popular in Italy (''Manga/CatsEye'' and ''Manga/CityHunter'') and one set in Italy (''Manga/GunslingerGirl'') are owed to the authors being all Italians. |
| 255 | * In ''Fanfic/WildAboutWords'', the villains that were chosen to work with Zach were picked because they are among the author's favorites. |
| 256 | * inserthedgehog, who wrote ''Fanfic/TheProgenitorChronicles'', is a fan of strong female characters and sprinkling [[ShoutOut Easter egg references]] throughout his works. He also wrote [[https://videogameshrines.weebly.com/ the Video Game Shrines]], and he shows this there too. |
| 257 | * The ''Avatar the Last Airbender'' fic writer savage barbie (who has written works like ''Fanfic/AshAndPetals'', ''Fanfic/{{Restraint}}'', and ''Fanfic/SoWedBothBeFree'') uses various themes throughout her mostly unrelated stories: Azula is usually depicted as lesbian and in a relationship with Ty Lee, Ozai is physically and sexually abusive towards his daughter Azula, and Mai's parents are physically abusive. |
| 258 | * The author [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/taitofan/pseuds/taitofan Taitofan]] ([[AllLowercaseLetters capitalized as "taitofan"]]) is notorious for writing numerous fanfics centering around characters wetting themselves, most notably [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Kokichi Ouma]] in the infamous fic "Let it All Out", which has become somewhat of an [[MemeticMutation inside joke]] in the fandom. She's admitted on numerous occasions that it's a fetish of hers. |
| 259 | * Fanfic author Saphroneth has professed a particular appeal about fantastical elements being applied towards space travel. In the Franchise/{{Pokemon}} fanfic ''Fanfic/AshesOfThePast'', a reformed Mewtwo starts working with Mossdeep to augment rocket engines with PsychicPowers, and during [[spoiler: the Delta Episode]], assorted Pokémon from Ariadospace are seen developing a [[SpaceBase moon base]]. Similarly, in ''Fanfic/HarryIsADragonAndThatsOK'', [[Franchise/HarryPotter Ron Weasley]] gets a fascination with space and begins developing {{Magitek}} rocket engines and spaceships during his OWL and NEWT years. |
| 260 | * Several of [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/303820/L1701E L1701E]]'s fanfics show his love of obscure and lesser-known characters from both Marvel and DC. His stories also tend to make references to classic rock music and 80s pop culture. |
| 261 | * The author of ''Fanfic/ThePrayerWarriors'' is rather fond of American automobiles, as he frequently talks about characters using them, and goes into great detail about the cars they're driving. |
| 262 | * ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse'': A few things to look out for when reading the stories: |
| 263 | ** Food. The author is a foodie and any time she has a chance, she'll bring out descriptions of food and people having conversations while eating. |
| 264 | ** Horror with every story has their own collection of nightmares. To give you an example, ''Blossoming Trail'' crosses over with the psychological horror juggernaut '''Franchise/SilentHill'''. |
| 265 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS Specter]] whom the author has a fondness over. He appears as a character in ''Knight of the Orange Lily'' and expies exist in some capacity in the trilogy. |
| 266 | ** Females. Girls in the trilogies shape the actions of others and the stories also takes a look at how girls get an unfair treatment in the Pokémon world. In fact, ''Blossoming Trail'' was spawned from a scene in ''Pokémon Journeys'' in which the author notes that when Chloe has to be asked who she wants to be in life, she gets words put into her mouth from all her classmates...but the classmate prior to her (a boy), gets to sit back and go "My life is a work in progress" with a big smile and everyone laughing at him. In fact, this is such a recurring theme that there's even a ''sub-page'' in regards to the DoubleStandard. |
| 267 | ** References to ''Literature/AliceInWonderland'' are also very popular. |
| 268 | * ''Fanfic/AMidSinnohNightsDream'' is another Pokemon fic. Most of the author appeal is admitted in the notes at the end of most chapters. |
| 269 | ** Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann is the main one. The protagonist's partner Pokemon is a Golurk that was experimented on until it could act like a [[MiniMecha mecha]]. The stories share themes as well. Whether or not this is plagiarism is up for debate. |
| 270 | ** Why Cheryl joined Team Black. The author liked her character in the Generation 4 games, and thought she was underutilized. The same is true for Marley, but that seemed to be because there was a need for filler. And allegedly to [[SarcasmMode balance out the harem]] as well as subvert TwoGirlsToATeam. |
| 271 | * This is how [[https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sondra_Marshak Sondra Marshak]] and Myrna Culbreath ruined their friendship with the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' cast. They had a definite fondness for Kirk suffering sexual violence, one-track-minded about it in their book with Shatner, and having it in both fic and professional stories. Then they condescended to David Gerrold that he ''didn't understand that Kirk wanted to be raped'', they got cut off from the cast/crew, and they disappeared. |
| 272 | * The author of ''Fanfic/FireEmblemThreeHousesFifthPath'' has [[https://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/fire-emblem-three-houses-fifth-path.280510/post-7393383 fully admitted]] that Byleth joining the Black Eagles was really just because it's his favorite house. |
| 273 | * The author of the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd Canon Divergence fic ''Fanfic/ASagaOfParallelWorlds'' is a huge fan of physical media, and the Nerd's massive video game collection is described in detail. The Nerd also owns a Laserdisc player. In one chapter, the Nerd is revealed to own 4 SNES copies of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', all different variants (one of which is a Swedish translated PAL variant). |
| 274 | * ''Fanfic/ToForgetIsUnforgivable'': The author is fascinated by glassblowing and occasionally compares Izuku's eyes to blown glass. |
| 275 | -->'''author notes:''' I loved watching the glassblower when my elementary school visited those renaissance fair places, can you tell? |
| 276 | * ''Art/RealisticPokemon'': RJ loves dinosaurs, and so many of his Pokémon designs are based on them. |
| 277 | * ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/users/OminousPredictions/pseuds/OminousPredictions OminousPredictions]]'', author of both ''Fanfic/CrumblingDown'' and the ''{{Fanfic/CONSEQUENCES|MiraculousLadybug}}'' series, is a fan of the Kim/Max ship from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', and will include them as either mentions up to being the leading couple, particularly in ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37543942 CUTTING THE STRINGS]]'' and the RoleSwapAU ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/37543942 Miraculous: Tales of Royal Fortune and Matagot]]''. Other male/male pairings like Nathaniel/Marc and Adrien/Luka also appear frequently in their stories. |
| 278 | * Billie Morrigan Gaetano, the author of ''Fanfic/LittleByLittle'', is a big fan of Rino Gaetano, who sang the song this fic was based upon (if his pseudonym didn't make it obvious). |
| 279 | ** Other Italian artists and bands he enjoys are also listed. |
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| 283 | * ''Literature/TheAlchemastersApprentice'': From ''The City of Dreaming Books'', we know that Optimus Yarnspinner loves his food, is a hypochondriac, and was once helped by a well-meaning if creepy Uggly. All these things are reflected in this book. |
| 284 | * ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': |
| 285 | ** When Dennis takes it upon himself to design women's clothing, his design sketches are nothing but gigantic boobs on stick figures. The trope shows up again in a later episode when he writes a novel about his fictional "erotic life." |
| 286 | ** Also parodied when ArmouredClosetGay Mac decides to include a HoYay-ridden [[Film/TopGun volleyball scene]] and ShowerScene in The Gang's FanFilm, ''[[ShowWithinAShow Lethal Weapon 6]]'', causing one of the viewers to confuse it for gay porn. Mac defends his decision by saying it's not gay but [[HeterosexualLifePartners a love story between two men]]. His friends are understandably confused. |
| 287 | * ''WebVideo/{{Decker}}:'' Kington and Decker are basically heavily idealized copies of their actors' characters on On Cinema. |
| 288 | ** Kington is an avid movie buff who snacks on popcorn (even ordering it successfully at Lanoi's bar), has the largest film collection in the United States, and during Season 2 is shown dubbing tapes and trying to get a Guinness World Record for watching 500 movies in 500 days. |
| 289 | ** Decker has strong conservative principles and hates weak politicians. He is also the frontman of a very successful rock band. The character also drove a harley motorcycle in the first season which was back when Tim was interested in them. |
| 290 | * Spoofed wonderfully on ''Series/{{Extras}}'', where Creator/PatrickStewart ([[AdamWesting playing himself]]) explains his idea for a new movie he's been writing. He says it's an exploration of what would happen if there were one person in the real world who could control people's minds. In actuality, though, the only thing his character does is go around making women's clothes fall off and "seeing everything." When Andy explains his own idea for a script, Stewart only becomes interested when Andy claims that there's nudity in it. |
| 291 | * ''VideoGame/TheLogomancer'': {{Invoked}}. As said in the [[https://sites.google.com/site/logomancerstrategyguide/playable-characters Strategy Guide - Playable Characters]], about Cynthia: |
| 292 | --> I created Cynthia with a lot of the qualities that I find personally attractive (short hair, glasses, brainy disposition etc.). The bizarreness of this method of character creation is explored in the Edited for Content questline. |
| 293 | * A long-ago [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]] sketch featured Patrick Stewart as the owner of an erotic bakery. As various customers came in to pick up orders or browse, it becomes clear that Stewart's character refuses to bake anything except cakes depicting women going to the bathroom. |
| 294 | * Mr. Garrison's romance novel in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', which was filled with loving descriptions of penises. And little else. Even a lesbian scene quickly meandered into a loving description of penises. When the publisher accuses the novel of being "really, ''really'' gay," Garrison insists that it's just FanService to the female audience. Later he comes out of the closet anyway. |
| 295 | * Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'s episode ''[[http://oglaf.com/fairest/ Fairest]]'' ([[NotSafeForWork NSFW]]) well illustrates the nature of Author Appeal. |
| 296 | * Dennis Farina plays a writer of detective fiction in ''That Old Feeling'' and he was married to an actress played by Bette Midler. His victims are always actresses. |
| 297 | * David on ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' likes to draw big-breasted women. Or maybe that's Mark. You try to make heads or tails of the GainaxEnding. |
| 298 | * ''Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob'' has a reoccurring character named Pierre who has a dad fetish and makes instructional videos for children. They'll inevitably derail into him asking the kids about their dads. He also has some sort of obsession with meat and the Internet. |
| 299 | * The queue for ''Ride/PopeyeAndBlutosBilgeRatBarges'' at [[Ride/UniversalStudios Universal's Islands of Adventure]] contain advertisements for "Popeye's Cruises", which show that one of the cruise's activities is "Spinach Everything", and the cruise's restaurant menu consists of things like Spinach Salad, Spinach Soup, Spinach Juice, and Spinach Surprise. |
| 300 | * In ''Manga/ArataTheLegend'', Hinohara dresses Kotoha in clothing he imagined-to-life with Sarae. All of his attempts are bikini and cosplay outfits he's most likely into, much to Kotoha. This is played for laughs and oddly enough, a heartwarming moment. |
| 301 | * The main reason why the GenderBender devices in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' tend to produce healthily-sized women? The one programming it has his own preferences for what sexy looks like. (Whether this overlaps with Dan Shive's own taste is not explored in [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-11-01 this Q&A comic]]). |
| 302 | * Given the StealthParody treatment in Creator/AndrewHussie's short webcomic ''[[http://www.andrewhussie.com/comic.php?sec=archive&auth=Blurbs&blurb=h&cid=blurbs/00047-h.gif Humanimals]]'' (link possibly not safe for work, definitely not safe for sanity). It's a quaintly innocent, even slightly dull, workplace sitcom... except that the (fictional) author's bizarre, disturbing and grotesque fetishes keep creeping in. |
| 303 | * In ''Manga/TheComicArtistAndHisAssistants'', Aito quite clearly stated he draws the ShowWithinTheShow to fulfill his PantyShot fetish, often to rest of the cast's ire. In fact, many want to make sure he does not do this ''in expense of the plot''. |
| 304 | * This is mocked in the [[http://gunshowcomic.com/471 "Piss World"]] strip of ''Webcomic/{{Gunshow}}'', where a TabletopRPG Game Master with a piss fetish keeps inserting piss-related nonsense into his game, much to the annoyance of his two players. |
| 305 | -->"Stop injecting your horrible fetishes into our game."\ |
| 306 | "I am going to punch you." |
| 307 | ** This strip also led to the coining of the term "magical realm" to describe a situation where the GameMaster (or player) of a TabletopRPG campaign attempts to insert fetish-related material into their games (especially ones not shared by the rest of the group). |
| 308 | * Less Author Appeal and more Editor Appeal in ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun''. Maeno loves Tanuki so much, he makes poor Miyako add them to all her stories. |
| 309 | * ''Webcomic/{{Chainsawsuit}}:'' In [[https://chainsawsuit.krisstraub.com/20130618.shtml "hollywood movie pitch"]], an unnamed man tries to pitch ''Sexyfeet: The Movie'' ("Concept: What if you could marry a foot"). Then [[BlatantLies he tries to insist it's not just a script about his fetish]]. |
| 310 | -->'''Kris Straub:''' it's tough pitching a movie when you're actually pitching a multimillion dollar version of the reason for your divorce |
| 311 | * Discussed in the creative writing guidebook/parody ''Literature/HowNotToWriteANovel'', wherein the authors -- themselves professional editors -- discuss the volume of unpublished works which have crossed their paths wherein the author has revealed more than they perhaps meant to about their various kinks and tastes. Their general rule-of-thumb advice is that most of the time, such material doesn't need to be included at all. That said, if the author is ''really'' determined to throw it in, they counsel that it should at least be made relevant to plot and characterisation, it should be downplayed (or, in the case of really off-the-wall examples, handled with extreme care and acknowledgement that the author's in a minority on this one) and that the author should at least be honest about what they're doing, since no one ever believes that IJustWriteTheThing and trying to claim so just makes the author look weaselly and insincere on top of weird. |
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