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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''[[Johnny Yong Bosch]]:''' Maybe kids will write some fanfics about it.
'''[[Atop the Fourth Wall|Linkara]]:''' We can only hope.
Many times a creative work will leave large gaps in a character's [[Backstory]], or not mention what happened between two instances of seeing a character, or object or place. We might get a bit of explanation, usually a throwaway line that suggests a [[Noodle Incident]], but either way we are left to imagine it ourselves.
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Summers between school years in high school dramas are often great sources of Fanfic Fuel, as well as the draw of giving a mysterious character more backstory (which may result in [[Draco in Leather Pants]]) or rewriting things from the perspective of someone else whose viewpoint we never saw in canon.
See [[Canon Fodder]], a subtrope.
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* Many of the "could-have-beens" on the [[What Could Have Been]] page are prime fanfic fuel. The same goes for the ideas on the [[Wild Mass Guessing]] pages.
** Similarly, many one-shot comics and manga (as well as
* [[And the Adventure Continues...]] invites possible sequels.
* Any work with a [[Time Skip]] that doesn't cover the intervening period in enough detail.
* Putting two characters together [[Locked in a Room|in a cave or similar small space]] will result in a few hundred fics about them [[Lemon|getting it on]]. [[Unfortunate Implications|Please]] [[Fridge Horror|remember that]] [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]].
* [[Sequel Non Entity]] characters are practically engraved invitations. ''Something'' must have happened to them to prevent their appearance in the sequel.
* ''Any'' work where the protagonists are children is bound to have several [[High School AU]] fics and [[Flash Forward]] themed fics.
== Anime and Manga ==
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* Fans of ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' have plenty of fun writing for the nations, with all the history between them.
* The ''[[Naruto]]'' fandom already were fond of writing [[Alternate Universe]] fanfiction set in high school but when the anime released an ending theme that pretty much set up the roles of each character for them the amount of fanfiction (and fanart for that matter) exploded.
* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' spans
* Three words: [[Pokémon|Ash Ketchum's]] [[Disappeared Dad|father]].
* ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'' starts with Louise summoning a familiar, and accidentally summoning a human from another world. ''Every single fanfic'' starts by simply changing who she summoned, usually as a [[crossover]] with another 'verse.
* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': The urge to [[Continuation Fic|resolve the no-ending ending of the manga]] has been spawning fics both big and small for ''decades''.
* The Virtual Nightmare Arc in the original ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' was supposed to be a [[Filler Arc]], but it introduced a unique set of [[House Rules]] to the game called the Deck Master system. Despite Kaiba's insistence canon-wise that [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again| they forget it ever happened]], Fan Fic writers never seem to get tired of using this house rule and putting unique spins on it. In fact, ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists Of The Roses]]'' may have been a "legit" example of expanding the Deck Master system with the similarly functioning Deck Leaders.
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', Daichi Misawa has six different decks in the first season (not counting a "practice deck" he uses in his entrance exam and the "7th Deck" he uses against Judai) but he only uses two of them over the course of the series, and the themes and strategies of the other four remain mysteries. A lot of fanfics that feature him explore this further, each author giving opinions on what at least some of them are.
** And on that note: Fire Dragon. The first OP shows him flanked by two monsters: Water Dragon, a dragon made of water that we do see him use, and a similar monster made of fire, that we do not, nicknamed Fire Dragon by fans. Some take his later monster Carbogeddon to be related to it (since Water Dragon is created from two Hydrogeddons and one Oxygeddon), but it was never elaborated upon. Some [https://www.deviantart.com/alanmac95/art/Fire-Dragon-733736142 have even done so with fan art.]
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* An example from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]].'' By the third film, [[The Masquerade]] is completely broken, and everyone is aware of the Autobots' existence. The movie doesn't go into much detail about this, but there are many ideas that can inspire a fanfic. One is how the nations of Earth are shown to dislike the Transformers (there's a mentioning of poll results stating that half the world would feel safer if the Autobots left). One must also wonder how other countries feel about the US using Autobots for non-Decepticon related problems (such as destroying illegal nuclear plants in the Middle East). Overall, there's a whole potential to explore how Earth must cope with the knowledge that one of the world's most powerful nations has [[Humongous Mecha]] on its side, as well as the fact that said support also warrants even more alien attacks.
** There's also the matter of why Mikaela broke up with Sam.
** Before ''DotM'', there was a fairly large number of [[Day in the Life]]-style fics regarding Ironhide and Captain Lennox's family. {{spoiler|
* [[Ghostbusters]] versus [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Kruger]]... or [[The Ring|Samara]]... Or [[Beetlejuice (film)|Beetlejuice]]... Lots of potential scenarios with the Ghostbusters and ghosts from other media, especially for viewers who think some [[Invincible Villain]] types need a lesson in humility. The Beetlejuice idea actually happened in more than one [[Universal Studios]] theme park Halloween event, seeing as both used to have shows there.
== Literature ==
* The ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series has [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] (students, ghosts, professors, shopkeepers) and several summer holidays for those characters to have adventures on. The main trio in ''[[
** Also, the very explicit, but non-detailed events and descriptions mentioned by various characters throughout the series, coupled with very effective characterization set up by the chapter "Snape's Worst Memory" have given rise to a huge quantity of fanfic set in the era of Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, with dozens of different plays on various unseen canon events.
** And there's the short span in which Ron and Hermione are absent from the narrative in ''[[
** Every fan has their own opinion about the various inconsistencies of the saga. Some issues (like how the school(s) were created, how magic and technology have evolved together, or how British wizards can possibly be so bloody dumb) are almost never addressed and are calling for a lot of imagination.
* Two points in ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' have launched a thousand fics:
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* Many times in the ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' canon, Dr. Watson includes references to cases that Holmes has solved but which were not fleshed into stories, such as the the tale of the giant rat of Sumatra (a story "for which the world is not yet ready"). A large percentage of [[Fanfic]], including published pastiche novels, centers on one or another of these [[Noodle Incident]]s.
* ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]'', in addition to all the science fiction elements not explored in great detail (the history of the [[Individuality Is Illegal|planet]] [[Dystopia|Camazotz]], the [[Another Dimension|2-dimensional planet]], etc.), there's also the specific story of the project Meg's father was working on (with the tesseract) and what happened to the first man who tried to tesser. He's mentioned ''very'' briefly, when Meg's father is giving Calvin some of the backstory about the project. He left successfully, but they never found out what happened to him (and none of the sequels give any indicator, either).
* ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''; like it or not, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_inflation a certain type] of weird [[Rule 34]] trend could likely be traced back to what happens to Violet in this novel, and [[Rule of Cautious Editing Judgment|let's just leave it at that.]]
== Live
* Given that it's a show about [[Time Travel]], ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has ''lots''. {{spoiler|[[Doctor Who/Recap/S31/E13 The Big Bang|Rory's more than 1,800 years guarding the Pandorica]]}} and [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E17 E18 The End of Time|the Doctor's time with Queen Elizabeth I]] are just the tip of the iceberg; pretty much anything that isn't shown onscreen or in an audiobook/audio drama is game. And sometimes even then.
** [[Doctor Who/Recap/S30/E15 Planetofthe Dead|Lady Christina de Souza]]'s past and future capers, especially now that she has a flying bus, could qualify.
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* ''[[Angel]]'':
** Connor!Be-Gone-Fic: Angel [[Deal with the Devil]]-ed his son into a happy family and removed all memories of his son from his crew. How did this affect their recollection of seasons three and four? How did Wesley get that scar? Also obvious fodder for Connor/Dawn angst-fics.
* ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'':
** ... anything, really. How Wash and Zoe fell in love, Simon's time studying as a doctor, what Book did before he was a shepherd (heck, let's just say ''everyone's'' [[Backstory]]), what was the first time Patience shot Mal, the War of Independence, and perhaps most importantly, ''where does the ship go next after {{spoiler|Miranda}}''?
* The alternate universe on ''[[The Middleman]]''. What happens with Fatboy Industries? Do alt!Middleman and alt!Lacey save the world? And what does aerosolized soup taste like, anyway?
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* ''[[iCarly]]'': Everyone's parents. Out of the 6 parents of the main trio (and Spencer, who is Carly's brother), only 1 was shown (Freddie's mom Mrs. Benson), 1 was [[Noodle Incident|referred to]] (Sam's mom) until she showed up in a single episode, Spencer and Carly's dad is in the military and rarely shows up in one-sided phone conversations. This leaves Sam's father, Freddie's father and Carly/Spencer's mother, and they have never even been mentioned.
** Why did Freddie end up in Seattle, or more accurately, why did his mother come to Seattle on her own, with him. Often combined with the father question.
* Similar with the parents of characters from sister show ''[[Victorious]]''. Only Tori and Trina's parents are seen regularly, Jade's dad was mentioned on one occasion, and both Beck's parent's appeared off screen in on episode. Often fics that mention the parents will have Andre's parents dead, Jade's parents either abusive (especially if it's an angsty fic) or just neglectful and uncaring, the latter being more supported by canon. Cat's parents are generally pretty neglectful as well, though just ''how'' neglectful they are depends on the fic. Robbie, being the [[Chew Toy]] and [[The Woobie]] will almost never, ''ever'', have a happy home life, and as of "Locked Up
* It's easy to wonder about all the possibilities for adventure surrounding the concept of the Red Pirates in ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', as they traveled the universe gathering the Ranger Keys.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' gives fans Dean and Sam's entire childhood to deal, Sam's "Stanford Era" is popular, though it doesn't necessarily focus on Sam. The rest of their childhood leaves plenty of questions. Just how much [[Parental Neglect]] did the boys actually suffer? How many schools did they go to? What caused the rift between Bobby and John? The list goes on.
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** The fact that we didn't actually see Booth and Brennan [[They Do|finally resolve their]] [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] in "The Hole in the Heart" has been fodder for more than a few fics. One notable(and lengthy, at nearly 200 chapters and still going) fic, "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7177882/1/The_When_and_the_How_bA_b_bBone_b_to_bPick_b The When And The How: A Bone to Pick]", suggests that they didn't actually do the deed while she was staying at his apartment after Broadsky killed Vincent, but sometime a few days later, prior to "The Change in the Game", after dealing with Vincent's death and getting some perspective on what they really mean to each other.
* A surprising number of ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' fics were inspired by the episode "That Old Gang of Mine", specifically one scene where Clark is shot at point blank range by a mobster's bullet. More than a few stories tried to explain how Superman dealt with the possibility that he might never become Clark Kent again, since the rest of the world thought Clark had been killed.
* In ''[[Wednesday]]'', the title character from ''[[The Addams Family]]'' becomes the roommate (and reluctant friend) of a bubbly and perky girl her age named Enid Sinclair, a clear [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] pairing; fanfic writers were putting out shipping fics (of varying degrees of seriousness and accuracy) even ''before'' the series' official release.
== Tabletop Games ==
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* Very little is explained about Malefor's backstory in [[The Legend of Spyro]]: Dawn of the Dragon. Any fanfiction that's not Spyro/Cynder shipping is probably this. His "death" in the final game was also vague, leading to many fanfiction and fan comics.
* ''[[Soul Series|Soulcalibur V]]''. Gets barely over a year in development. [http://train2game-news.co.uk/2012/03/26/train2game-news-soulcalibur-v-story-mode-one-fourth-of-planned-size-each-character-was-to-have-own-story/ The length of story mode is drastically shortened due to time constraints,] with ''numerous'' plot elements mentioned in official bios prior to the game's release being ignored or glossed over left and right and only a [[No Export for You|Japanese-only artbook]] attempting to [[All There in the Manual|fill in the blanks]] of exactly ''what'' happened in [[Time Skip|the seventeen-year interim between]] ''SCIV'' and this game (heck, there aren't even character-specific Arcade endings to help shed light on things). You can bet your soul (pun intended) fanfic writers are scrambling at this very moment to answer the various questions that ''SCV'' couldn't bother to.
* One of the most notorious [[Easter Egg]]s in ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'' is the “creepy elevator girl” in ''[[Pokémon X and Y]]''. Not only has this [[The Unsolved Mystery|Unsolved Mystery]] generated a lot of fanfic ideas, but it has caused Hex Maniac trainers in general to become very popular in fan art - often of the [[Rule 34]] varity, it seems.
== Web Animation ==
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** Especially since the show was canceled just as it was developing a [[Myth Arc]], and the creators have revealed their basic plans to fans.
* ''[[Road Rovers]]'' has loads of things for fans to expand on, including the relationship between Parvo and the Groomer, [[Sailor Earth|adding new Road Rovers or creating their own groups,]] and elaborating on the backstories of the Road Rovers. It also helps that [[Too Good to Last|the show only ran one season.]]
* The fate of Ursa in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. The show left a few other minor plot threads hanging, but that's the one that really got everyone upset, and speculating. The way the sequel comics handled it only inspired more fic, this time of the [[Fix Fic|fixing variety]].
** And, you know, a century-long war, with plenty of rich, undeveloped ground for exciting battles and stuff. And one thousand Avatars in the history of the world, too.
* ''[[Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers|Galaxy Rangers]]''? [[Training from Hell|Wolf Den]] and the [[Super Soldier|Supertrooper Project]] account for a lot of stories. So do scenarios on how to rescue Eliza from the [[Fate Worse Than Death]].
* Long before there was ever a [[Lilo & Stitch: The Series|series]] to take up the idea, ''[[Lilo and Stitch]]'' writers had 624 blank spaces to fill in with fan characters, a
* Fans of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' have had a field day filling in the gaps left by the series: why are Celestia and Luna apparently the only winged unicorns in the series? Did anything interesting happen in the thousand years between Nightmare Moon's imprisonment and the pilot? And let's not get started on the speculation fans have had about whether Equestria is the whole planet, or just one kingdom in a world [[Wild Mass Guessing|possibly full of other talking ungulates...]]
** The show has confirmed the "one kingdom" theory.
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* Whether it's a case of a heroic Shego or a villainous Kim, ''[[Kim Possible]]'' fics with Kim and Shego on the same side have always been popular.
* In ''[[Gargoyles]]'', Elsa's gargoyle form; canon-wise, she only had this form in one episode ("The Mirror") but a lot of fans seem to wish it had lasted longer, as evidenced by fanfics.
* Every fan of ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' knows about the abundance of ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' references in the show, and vice versa, due to the creators of both shows being close friends. Unfortunately, an "official" crossover of the two is unlikely, given the difference in ages of the target audiences (''Gravity Falls'' is a TV-14 [[Disney]] cartoon while ''Rick and Morty'' is M-rated with quite a lot of NSFW material). Still, fanfics are another story, and there have been many.
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