[ SECRET POST #2427 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2427 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[pkbitchgirl]

What's the difference between a crossover and a fusion fic?

[ex_mek82]

Crossover fics are basically 'when X and Y meet'. Better explanation is here, but in this case, it's like Doctor Who and Torchwood, Marvel vs. DC, or -more infamously enough- The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. (All of which are actual things that happened)

Fusion fic essentially is taking an element from Series A, and adapting it to Series B's universe/characters. A recent/popular example are Jaeger Pilot AUs, using the Drift/Jaeger concepts from 'Pacific Rim', but adapted for another series' universe. Like to name an example, a Mass Effect/Pacific Rim fusion fic where they pilot Jaegers to fight the Reapers. Or Hogwarts AUs in general, for that matter. Sometimes characters from Series A appear, but that varies.

[anonlulz]

Crossover fics don't require any intelligence, effort, or imagination to be written.

Fusion fics require a person with intelligence, creativity, knowledge about the canons involved, and imagination to tie it all together into a symphony of literary awesomeness.

[(Anonymous)]

We'll break right here for five hours of hysterical laughter at this post.

[anonlulz]

I'm also laughing at the poor idiots who have no imagination.

[(Anonymous)]

Hahaha, no.

Fusion fics are the bane of smaller fandoms, especially on AO3, where bigger fandoms clog up the tag for your fandom with their bloody fusions and characters and OTPs that you have zero fucking interest in reading BECAUSE YOU'RE IN THAT TAG FOR THE ACTUAL CANON KTHNX, not other fandoms stealing its setting.

[ex_mek82]

Yeah, I can see where that would be a source of agitation. (I sort of feel sorry for Pacfic Rim fans who are interested in the canon cast, since nearly all of the fics I've seen roll across my dash are fusion fics, with nary a Raliegh or Mako in sight)

At least FF.Net, for all its warts and failings, has a separate crossover section where all that stuff can be dumped and -for lack of a better term- segregated from the standalone fandoms. Kinda wish AO3 had something like that, but ah well.

[(Anonymous)]

If only they would enforce that separation. Way too many hit-whores shove their crappy fusion or crossover in one of the main categories, and the Pit never move them even when they are flagged.

[anonlulz]

Maybe people just need to MOVE ON from the results they don't like.

I also have to see a lot of Supernatural/Dr Who/Sherlock shit in my HP results, but you don't see me bitching about it, do you???

Only people who whine about it are little assholes who can't let others enjoy their crap in peace.

[anonlulz]

You are irrefutable proof that fans can be boring as hell.

And stupid as fuck, if you can't skip over stories you don't like.

How utterly FWP. "Bwaaaaah! I'm seeing results I don't like! Bwaaaaah!"

Grow up, moron.

[(Anonymous)]

lol @ you

[anonlulz]

lol @ assholes who don't have imaginations.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

Fandom examples are Pacific Rim and The Hobbit.

Crossover: The Company of Thorin Oakenshield somehow get transported several thousand years into the future and dumped in Hong Kong just as the final attempt to close the rift is starting to get into gear. The meet such people as Raleigh, Mako, Stacker, Newton, Hermann, Herc and Chuck. Alongside trying to close the rift, a way has to be found to send the Dwarves (and Hobbit) home.

Fusion: Thorin Oakenshield is a Jaeger pilot, fighting Kaiju that are attacking Middle Earth. Possibly other Dwarves are pilots too (usually Fili and Kili are partners).

Fusion takes the plot premise of one story and transposes it into the setting of the other. Possibly also transposing character roles as well (one of the two fics I'm reading Thorin is in the role of Raleigh, while Bilbo has the aproximate role of Mako).