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Fanfiction's Worst Summaries v2.0

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by Master Slytherin, Feb 3, 2007.

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  1. Verminard

    Verminard Seventh Year

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    I saw that. I wonder what compells people to write weird stuff like that. It's always seemed to me that the point of fanfiction would be to take established characters and put them in new situations and take it from there. Then we have stories like that, where a writer takes those characters and warps them out of all recognition and then stabs hot pokers through my eyes.
     
  2. Mordecai

    Mordecai Drunken Scotsman –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

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    Nuff said...
     
  3. deathinapinkboa

    deathinapinkboa Minister of Magic

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    What is the fucking point of Harry Potter is he doesn't have magic?
     
  4. The Fine Balance

    The Fine Balance Headmaster

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    Erotic Fantasy.

    Although, IMO, it would still be better if those re-tards used magic.
     
  5. LogrusMage

    LogrusMage Supreme Mugwump

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    Naruto Weeaboo Formula:

    Naruto is abused.
    Naruto gets taken away and trained by UBER-STRONG Mary-Sue and/or character the author is fangirl/boy of.
    Naruto comes back, cold and callus but still fun loving and angsty (somehow). Somehow he is still angry over his child abuse even though it ended when he was five and he's gotten everything he's ever wanted since.
    Naruto takes Chuunin exam, no one can touch him.
    Naruto WTF!PWN's Sasuke because having your entire family killed by your brother isn't an excuse for being a bit anti-social and stuck-up, abd being abused when you were five is (how do the authors not see this contradiction EVERY DAMN TIME)
    Naruto gets a girlfriend and/or random Harem and/or takes it up the ass.
    The author runs out of ideas and puts the story on hiatus.

    ...

    Fucking hate it. I hate when a vast and relatively unexplored world with little plot and shit loads of characters (perfect fanfic material) gets all shit fics.
     
  6. Dark Minion

    Dark Minion Bright Henchman DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    You are still too specific. Let's generalise.


    XXXX is abused.
    XXXX gets taken away and trained by UBER-STRONG Mary-Sue and/or character of this or another random fictional universe the author is fangirl/boy of.
    XXXX comes back, cold and callus but still and/or even more fun loving and angsty (somehow). Somehow he is still angry over his child abuse even though it ended when he was five and he's gotten everything he's ever wanted since.
    XXXX takes the usual exams / becomes master / best student ever, no one can touch him.
    XXXX WTF!PWN's his rivals, his canon!mentors, and at least a few of his friends - just to punctuate that the story is AU.
    XXXX gets a girlfriend and/or random Harem and/or takes it up the ass.
    The author runs out of ideas and puts the story on hiatus.

    Now replace XXXX with random!fanboy/girl/neuter’s favourite character. It should work with all fandoms.


    If it hasn’t happened yet, someone could write a small computer script to create random fanfics by using this lines. But I believe it already has been done.

    Why I think so? Have you ever seen the opus of DebsThe(Slytherin)Snapefan?


    random note:
    I just noticed nowadays DebsThe... has beta-readers editing his stuff and the worst stories have been deleted. It seems whoever wrote the script creating the shit realised his computer sucks at English.
     
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  7. LogrusMage

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    The conspiracy runs deeper than I imagined... writing by a formula is ok if you just follow the structure, but the stories almost have no plot, and are rife with contradictions.

    The "I-was-abused-for-five-years-so-I-know-pain" things royally pisses me off. Sasuke is a prick when he's 12. Malfoy is a prick when he's 11. But they're still 11/12. Naruto/Harry has no reason to randomly "Bump them down a few notches" and then act like he didn't have his ass spoiled during his little "you must reform" speech.
     
  8. Verminard

    Verminard Seventh Year

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    I remember this one that had harry raised by some guy called 'dragon' with an adoptive sister. They both knew more magic than everyone at Hogwarts put together and had multiple black belts and were allowed to walk around with switch blades. No wands though. Only backwards Brits needed those.

    Harry also had wolverine blades in his wrists and shredded that darn troll like nothing. At 11.
     
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  9. Swimdraconian

    Swimdraconian Denarii Host DLP Supporter

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    Sounds like something Stained_Future would write.
     
  10. Mordecai

    Mordecai Drunken Scotsman –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

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    Does anyone other than myself not wish to think about a 150 year old man pregnant, and especially how he got that way...?
     
  11. Niffler Lord

    Niffler Lord Headmaster

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    Plus side he probably won't survive the birth.... Now I like to add EWWWW!!!

    I hope you flamed the little turd.
     
  12. Hibiki

    Hibiki First Year

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    Found this on the Naruto Archive on ff.net

    The dragon the fox and the cat» by gogeta408reviews
    My first fan fic.... That is all i could come up with for a summary. but if u find it good let me know.Bit of a dbz cross over, accept my oc is the dbz person. Naruhina. OcXOc and maybe more. If you think change can be done the chapters. let me know.
    Fiction Rated: T - English - Humor/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 31,134 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 9-8-07 - Published: 7-12-07

    What I don´t get is how an OC could be a character from another Anime.

    A few days ago I found one with a really bad summary, but it seems I can´t find it anymore.

    PS: The summary with the mentioning of genital herpes got me laughing.
     
  13. Heleor

    Heleor EsperJones DLP Supporter

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    http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3259411/1/Magical_triplet

    Heh.
     
  14. LogrusMage

    LogrusMage Supreme Mugwump

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  15. Dark Minion

    Dark Minion Bright Henchman DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Way too often. And almost always by the same author, CarolWim or WimWyncken. He once even tried to post his shit in DLP's Work by Author section.

    But he didn't reply to our reviews and didn't dare to post anything else :whipped: :(
     
  16. Hadoren

    Hadoren High Inquisitor

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    Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3416734/1/ArgentAmeth

    92. ArgentAmeth » by Meyshi reviews
    Fiction Rated: M - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 17 - Words: 44,297 - Reviews: 518 - Updated: 9-12-07 - Published: 2-27-07
    Draco and Blaise are the worlds superior leading vocalist in a famous rock band. Harry and his best mate Tee are in an orphanage. What happens when they score front row tickets? What will happen when Dray and Blaise fall for the underage boys?AU DMHP BZOC

    Popular rock star + "falls in love" with underage boy -> Michael Jackson
     
  17. Lecter

    Lecter Seventh Year

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    Is it an STD?
    Heh.
     
  18. LogrusMage

    LogrusMage Supreme Mugwump

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    Actually, that's a pretty close guess.
     
  19. CelticWarrior

    CelticWarrior Second Year

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    The majority of bad summaries are on ff.net.

    The worst ones are when they do this:

    Theres no indication of what pairing, or even who the main character is. It may as well be blank.

    He can't even spell.
     
  20. Andro

    Andro Master of Death DLP Supporter

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    I've found the worst, by the longshot. This is beyond the limits of depravity.
     
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