Follow the Leader/Fan Works: Difference between revisions

** There are sometimes fics that appear to be OC journeys at the start, then have a twist at the end that makes you think "what the heck..." until you re-read it. Then there are Pokémorph fics where a human turns into a Pokémon with no prior warning...

* At one time, there were far too many ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' fanfics that blatantly copied each other; as soon as someone comes up with something unique and interesting, a wave of people start ripping it off right down to the last joke and plot point.

* Cassandra Claire's Very Secret Diaries for [[The Lord of the Rings]] fandom inspired several copycats in several fandoms, some acknowledging their inspiration coming from her. Even to this day, several years after their creation you still see some of her more infamous quotes scattered about fandom.

* Speaking of Cassandra Claire, ''[[The Draco Trilogy]]'' started ([[Trope Namer|and named]]) the [[Draco in Leather Pants]] portrayal of Draco Malfoy. It also started or at least popularized some other ''Harry Potter'' fanfic clichés, like making Draco more sympathetic by portraying his father as an abusive bastard. The funny thing is, the vast majority of young fanfic writers who currently use these clichés have likely never heard of Cassandra Claire. They just copied them from earlier fanfics, who copied them from still earlier fanfics and so on, going all the way back to ''The Draco Trilogy''. Cassandra Claire also popularized the idea of certain characters being "Magids", which are especially powerful wizards. When ''The Draco Trilogy'' was at its height, the concept of Magids was borrowed by numerous other ''Harry Potter'' fanfics, but now it's a [[Forgotten Trope]].

 

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