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** (Regularly) Disregarding their capabilities or giving completely new and unlikely ones in order to facilitate the plot.
* Related to the [[Character Derailment]] is the creation of [[Mary Sue]] in any of its incarnations. In order for [[Mary Sue]] to exist, the universe has to bend around him/her and the first thing to happen is for the all the characters to become anchored to him/her (whether it be out of reverence or contempt). After that, the usual [[Mary Sue]] story can play out, basically turning the canon into little more than window dressing for the [[Wish Fulfillment]] of the author.
* Major [[Genre Shift
* Disregarding established [[The Verse|'Verse]] [[Magic A Is Magic A|laws]] in order to facilitate the plot without offering any satisfying explanation as to why.
* Literal [[Rape Tropes]] [[Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil|in any form tends to throw FanFic communities up in arms]] (excluding perhaps, instances of rape that took place in the actual canon).
There are other things that a good portion of fanbases add to this list, but that many other people really like (or at least think it adds to the story) and are willing to defend:
* This is a common accusation leveled at [[Alternate Universe Fic
** Although it should be pointed out that in canons where time travel, alternate universes, and the like are canonical, there is little to no controversy over [[Alternate Universe Fic
* [[Sailor Earth]], in general, is often viewed as this.
* The breaking up of [[Official Couple
* The great [[Slash Fic]] debate, along with the [[Lemon]] debate. The former has heavy ties with the [[Character Derailment]] argument.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] is sometimes even viewed as
* [[Elsewhere Fic]] can also be considered
* Fanfics built around "What If?" scenarios (eg, assuming that the characters decided to [[Take a Third Option]]) are, once again, sometimes viewed as
It is important to note that
This generally comes about because the author either [[Did Not Do the Research]] or perhaps [[They Just Didn't Care|just didn't care]]. Often, though, it's an attempt to make it [[Better Than Canon]]. Sometimes it's played for humor, but with something like this [[Poe's Law|it can be hard to tell]]...
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