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Considering the fact that this type of gameplay was entirely invented by Metroid alone, and Castlevania merely copied the idea, the term
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Considering the fact that this type of gameplay was entirely invented by Metroid alone, and Castlevania merely copied the idea, the term \"Metroidvania\" does a disservice to Metroid by sharing the credit with Castlevania. This style of gameplay is merely Metroid-style, not part Metroid, part Castlevania. In fact, Castlevania didn\'t even use Metroid-style gameplay until it was many years and many games in. For these reasons, it\'s my view that the term is nonsensical and needs to be changed to simply \"Metroid\" gameplay.
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Here we go:
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (by its very nature: Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
I prefer letting the page untouched for the moment, to allow other contributors to go read the erroneous entries without having to navigate in the archives-stored versions.
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (by its very nature: Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
I prefer letting the page untouched for the moment, to allow other contributors to go read the erroneous entries without having to navigate in the archives-stored versions.
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Here we go:
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
I prefer letting the page untouched for the moment, to allow other contributors to go read the erroneous entries without having to navigate in the archives-stored versions.
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
I prefer letting the page untouched for the moment, to allow other contributors to go read the erroneous entries without having to navigate in the archives-stored versions.
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to:
Here we go:
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though the entry is quite vague; it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
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Here we go:
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
[[AC: Anime and Manga]]
* \\\'\\\'Anime/{{Doraemon}}\\\'\\\': not explicit enough to determine whereas it is a true WhatIf or AlternateHistory.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/AngelSanctuary\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Manga/OnePiece\\\'\\\': seems to be correct, though it could just be a {{Retcon}}.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion ANIMA]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/AfterWarGundamX\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/FullMetalPanic\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/KillLaKill\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical IF]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* The \\\'\\\'Manga/DragonBall\\\'\\\' movies: correct.
[[AC: Audio Drama]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Card Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Comic Books]]
* Each one is correct (6 examples). NB: this figure counts the number of \\\'\\\'series\\\'\\\', not each of the issues detailed in the entries themselves.
[[AC: Fan Works]]
* Each one is correct (52 examples).
[[AC: Film]]
* \\\'\\\'Film/DonnieDarko\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/CSATheConfederateStatesOfAmerica\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/ItsAWonderfulLife\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Death of a President\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/YoungEinstein\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Lucy}}\\\'\\\': ArtisticLicenseBiology - NinetyPercentOfYourBrain.
* \\\'\\\'OOODenOAllRidersLetsGoKamenRiders\\\'\\\': correct
* \\\'\\\'Film/SuperHeroTaisenGPKamenRider3\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Literature]]
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Animorphs}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If: Worlds of Science Fiction\\\'\\\': too vague to be relevant.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Temeraire\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheTripods\\\'\\\': Alternate History. The entry seems quite ambiguous at first. While the series premise is basically \\\"\\\'\\\'Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds\\\'\\\' with a Martian victory\\\", \\\'\\\'The Tripods\\\'\\\' is a SpiritualSuccessor instead of a proper WhatIf story derived from \\\'\\\'The War of the Worlds\\\'\\\'.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/SixteenThirtyTwo\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TrailOfGlory\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/{{Worldwar}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/Timeline191\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/TheGunsOfTheSouth\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* José Saramago: totally irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'What If?\\\'\\\' historical essays: Alternate History.
* The \\\'\\\'Film/IronMan2\\\'\\\' novelization: correct.
* \\\'\\\'Literature/WolfishNature\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'The Indians Won\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* The \\\"WW2 Uchrony genre\\\": Alternate History.
[[AC: Live Action TV]]
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Smallville}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Film/{{Fatherland}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Heroes}}\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/DoctorWho\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Series/GreysAnatomy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NewsRadio\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'If...\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Sliders}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Friends}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Andromeda}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/PartyOfFive\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/StargateSG1\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Farscape}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Felicity}}\\\'\\\'[=/=]\\\'\\\'Series/{{Alias}}\\\'\\\': the entry is about a meta-joke from the creator of both shows. Seems to be relevant in this context.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{JAG}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{NCIS}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Bewitched}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/XenaWarriorPrincess\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/SixFeetUnder\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Dallas}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/{{Supernatural}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Series/NightAndDay\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Machinima]]
* Both examples are correct.
[[AC: Music]]
* \\\'\\\'Music/{{Hero}}\\\'\\\' Alternate History[=/=]ArtisticLicenseReligion.
[[AC: Newspaper Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Roleplay]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Tabletop Games]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Video Games]]
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WorldInConflict\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/IronStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TurningPointFallOfLiberty\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FreedomFighters\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/WarFrontTurningPoint\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Anime/DragonBallZ\\\'\\\' videogame adaptations: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SamuraiWarriors Chronicles 3\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou\\\'\\\': irrelevant.
* \\\'\\\'Lord of the Rings: Conquest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AdventureQuest\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/{{Gundam}}\\\'\\\' videogames: correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DeadRising2\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Brink}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SilentStorm\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/Left4Dead\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/{{Fallout}}\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/SpiderMan\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Infinity Moment\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VideoGame/CastlevaniaFighter\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'[[Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines Terminator 3 Redemption]]\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/InYourArmsTonight\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/KissOfRevenge\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'VisualNovel/LoveLetterFromThiefX\\\'\\\': correct.
[[AC: Web Comics]]
* The only example is correct.
[[AC: Web Originals]]
* Both examples are basically a variant of Alternate History, but about sports instead of historical events.
[[AC: Western Animation]]
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'\\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\': correct.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/WildKratts\\\'\\\': that\\\'s just a classical Sci-Fi premise.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/Freakazoid\\\'\\\': Alternate History.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheMagicAdventuresOfMumfie\\\'\\\': someone added it purely because a character has \\\"what if [...]?\\\" as a catchphrase.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/AdventureTime\\\'\\\': correct.
Results:
* Correct uses of the trope : 130
* Misuses of the trope : 39
* Entries that are too vague or ambiguous to be sorted: 3
Note that more than a third of the correct uses come form the Fan Works section, and each of the listed fanfics lists the trope\\\'s definition. Since this trope is, by nature, almost impossible to misuse when refering to fanworks (Alternate History + already existing universe = proper WhatIf sticking to the trope\\\'s definition), the trope is actually more misused than those very stats seem to imply. On the other hand, novels and videogames misuse this trope the most.
Most of misuses are a confusion with Alternate History (predictible, since Alternate History and What are exactly the same thing out ThisVeryWiki). Some others are just wrong, usually with \\\"the basic premise of the work could be summarized by a phrase starting with the trope\\\'s name\\\".
I\\\'m wondering if someone could add a warning on the page (the kind which is hidden and only appears in the page\\\'s source code, with lines introduced by [=%%=] symbols), but I\\\'m unsure whether it\\\'s a moderator-only prerogative or not.
