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{{quote|''Of course, a lot of the [[Hate Dumb|people]] who wrote those fics figured [[Deconstruction Fic|"Deconstruct"]] meant "have your [[Marty Stu]] come in and [[Kill'Em All|shoot everybody]] while [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|insulting them.]]"''
|''Binaroid: from [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/archived_discussion.php?s_t{{=}}Main.RevengeFic Revenge Fic Discussion]'' on the [[TV Tropes]] forums}}
Simply put, '''Hate Fic''' is [[Revenge Fic]] on a series-wide scale. The author sets out to deliberately attack an entire show, either through simply mocking it and its characters or by the techniques of [[Deconstruction]].
When done poorly, this often takes the form of a badly-done [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]], which attempts to discredit a show based on unfavorable comparison with another rather than by any serious examination of the target series's actual flaws.
Invariably, this leads to cries of "If you hate the show so much, [[Fan Dumb|why bother writing about it]]?" and [[Fridge Logic|other similar questions begged by the premise]].
Note: It is a Hate Fic '''only if it covers an entire series'''. Examples that focus on a single character belong under [[Revenge Fic]].
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* One of the most famous examples is the [[EPU]] fanfic ''[[Neon Exodus Evangelion]]'', written in response to Gryphon's disgust for what he felt was the pointless nihilism of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]].'' The man receives enough hatemail from enraged fanboys that if it were all paper, the rain forests would be screaming. [[Troll|He considers the fanfic a success.]]<ref>What makes it even more effective is that it is ''not'' an ''Evangelion'' fic. It's an ''[[In Nomine]]'' fic dressed up in ''Evangelion''{{'}}s clothing. And a dozen other series, as well.</ref>
** These days, it's generally met with either admiration or derisive laughter.
** There are even a few fanfics written that are hate fics against hate fics. An example includes ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6362692/1/Kyrie_Eleison Kyrie Eleison]'', which from the first paragraph states it was written to deconstruct fics like ''[[Neon Exodus Evangelion]]''.
* ''[[Chunin Exam Day]]'' and ''[[Partially Kissed Hero]]'' by Perfect LionHeart (aka [[Jared Ornstead|Jared "Skysaber" Ornstead]]) are both this in their core (for ''[[Naruto]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter]]'' respectively)... at least when they are not spewing his [[Evil Versus Evil|morality]] and [[Disproportionate Retribution|sense of "justice" and revenge]]. They tend to abound with [[Complete Monster]]s (including the protagonists), [[Straw Loser]]s, massive powerups, [[Plot Hole|plotholes]], [[Author Filibuster|long lectures of what sucks]] from the [[Canon]] and why, torturing/mutating the characters into copies of how they "should be" and loads and loads of cynicism. Fans are divided between those who believe the guy is a genius level writer (both fics have over 10,000 reviews) and the rest who believe he is pure evil and a deranged psychopath with very few touches of the actual canon.
** Some fans split the difference and consider him simultaneously one of the most talented worldbuilders and one of the single worst writers that they have ever seen. Seriously, if you want a clear example of the distinction between intelligently extrapolating and exploring the logical consequences of a fictional setting (yes), crafting a coherent and interesting plot (not only no, but hell no), or creating consistent and engaging characters (ia, ia, Cthulhu fhtagn!) read an Ornstead fic.
* A fanfiction of the video game ''Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within'' had all the characters slaughtered by the characters from ''Clock Tower 1''. ''The Struggle Within'' is probably the least popular of the ''Clock Tower'' games.
* In the aftermath of DC Comics' [[Crisis Crossover]], ''[[Final Crisis]]'', the internet saw a great torrent of hate fics for it, not to mention the run on Batman that [[Grant Morrison]] wrote. The most common criticisms for this is "I do not understand it, therefore I hate and mock it" which is actually [[Completely Missing the Point|a minor theme in the story]]. People don't seem to realize that this wasn't done by Grant "''Justice League'' and ''New X-Men''" Morrison, but rather was written by Grant "''[[Animal Man]]'' and ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' (or ''read this multiple times to fully appreciate/understand it''), telling a chapter in an epic story that acknowledges all that was written before" Morrison.
* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' gets this treatment [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5954408/1/Killing_the_Cullens a lot], to the point where around half of the fics listed in the recs page are these. And most of the crossovers (a lot of which can be summarized as "Dracula punches the sparkly-boy").
** A strange case with ''[[Brewdening Love]]'' and its [[Brewdening Love Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]. The fanfic in question is a [[Troll Fic]] by a ''[[Twilight]]'' fan who hates [[Canon Sue|Bella]]. ''Twilight'' [[Hatedom|anti-fans]] took this fic and wrote [[Recursive Fanfiction|fanfic of it]], mostly featuring [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Bru]][[Fan-Preferred Couple|go]] [[Slash Fic|slash]]. So we have hatefics of a fanfic that hates on Bella and Jacob. ''Then'', Author Erin Locklea added [[Revenge Fic]] chapters that put internet critics into the story and had them killed, so the circle is now complete.▼
* ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'', with ''[[The Storm Dragons]]'' among the most well-known examples.
* The ones for ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' are the stuff of legend, especially Nav's work. Highlights include one where the Senshi have taken over the world with mind control and are all (about 5 dozen of them) killed by [[Metroid|Samus Aran]], most without even being mentioned by name, and repeated recurrences of Tuxedo Mask being the only one to put up a fight or the Sailors just giving up before the battle even starts because he's not there—despite these almost universally being based on the anime, where he doesn't even get any ''attacks'', and can just throw roses and give speeches.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5433094/1/The_Doorstop The Doorstop]'' is one directed at another fanfic, ''[[The Open Door]]'', which, if you've heard of it, likely know it's a bit...divisive for readers. Iolaus, the author, read it, and decided he could tell the story better - so he did so, flipping the perspective away from New Chaos and to the more heroic factions, as well as numerous other changes. The result is a bit more even-handed than other examples on this page, although some reviews would claim otherwise.
* ''Anything'' written by Sidneylovesdaleks.
* The Federation from ''[[Star Trek]]'', especially after ''[[Star Trek: The
** This [http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=75690 fanfic(?)] shows how the Federation could go from the ''TOS'' to ''TNG'' in a disturbingly realistic way.
** Also "starred" in ''[[Quentyn Quinn Space Ranger]]''.
** It's already a collectivist utopia ("needs of many..."), so even those who ''like'' it have little wriggling room before they either need to build a wall of [[handwavium]] and write "[[Move Along, Nothing to See Here]]" on it or add something that [[Poe's Law|beats the parodies]] and [[Troll Fic]]s. And all those hilariously well-fitting details are ingrained too deeply: [[Twinmaker|the use of transporters]] (which says something about their views or values, however you spin it), the [[Running Gag]] of malfunctions ("Soviet means Outstanding!"), personal weapons of the "H.Sapiens Club" clearly not designed for human anatomy (cough''Tupolev''cough), etc. The maniacally-depressive [[Space Elves]] are not noteworthy on their own, ''at least, by now'', but still add bonus [[Flame Bait]]. ''Star Trek'' provides enough of material that it's not mocked more mainly because it's [[Schlock Mercenary|like shooting fish in the barrel of circular swimming]], and it's not mocked less mainly because its fandom makes too a target tempting for flaming.
* One day, an angry ''[[Voltes V]]'' fanboy decided to take ''[[Voltron]]'' and its characters, replace their canon heroic personalities with countless [[The War On Straw|straw attributes]], mostly the [[Demonization]] kind; get Voltes V and countless other [[Super Robot]]s plus ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]'' to always hand the Voltron Team's asses to them; repeat the same formula for the next 84 chapters; and the internet got [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3234823/1/Voltes_V_versus_Voltron_The_Godaikin_Wars Voltes V Versus Voltron: The Godaikin Wars].
* ''Right Behind'' for ''[[Left Behind]]''.
* A truly bizarre case with ''[[
▲* A strange case with ''[[Brewdening Love]]'' and its [[Brewdening Love Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]]. The fanfic in question is a [[Troll Fic]] by a ''[[Twilight]]'' fan who hates [[Canon Sue|Bella]]. ''Twilight'' [[Hatedom|anti-fans]] took this fic and wrote [[Recursive Fanfiction|fanfic of it]], mostly featuring [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Bru]][[Fan-Preferred Couple|go]] [[Slash Fic|slash]]. So we have hatefics of a fanfic that hates on Bella and Jacob. ''Then'', Author Erin Locklea added [[Revenge Fic]] chapters that put internet critics into the story and had them killed, so the circle is now complete.
** The same author went to write another hate fic for ''MLP:FiM'' titled ''Friendship is Failure'', dedicated to "prove" that the "friendship Aesop" from the series is utterly unrealistic. That's a dedication on hate there.
▲* A truly bizarre case with ''[[My Little Unicorn|My Little Unicorn: Magic is Believing]]'', a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] [[Mind Screw|fanfic-that-isn't-a-fanfic]] written by an author who makes no secret of his loathing for the show and its themes.
* [[Hate Dumb|Some person disappointed about]] ''[[Invader Zim]]''{{'}}s [[Too Good to Last|
* Evidently [[Warhammer 40,000|the Imperium of Man]] attracts this from those who know little about it (especially the part where it's such a vile mockery of what the Emperor tried to do, it conclusively proves that in its universe dead guys ''cannot'' spin), but raise to related [[Flame Bait]] memes like "Furry Exterminatus".
** ''[[Quentyn Quinn Space Ranger]]'' ended with a short on this.
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