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Character Insert
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | OC insert, canon insert |
| Related tropes/genres | SI OC |
| See also | transmigration, reincarnation |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
A character insert fanfiction (or quest) involves a character being transported to a new world, usually via reincarnation. This genre has a lot of similarities in theme and tropes with SI OCs and peggy sue time travel, but character inserts don't have meta or future knowledge of their new world. Character inserts may also be canon characters, usually transported into a new canon, as a kind of crossover.
Examples
OC insert
Canon insert
- Effloresco Secundus, Archived version by romanescue, Hermione Granger reincarnated as Haruno Sakura in the Naruto world
- The Road to Ruin, Archived version by Shadowblayze, Harry Potter characters reincarnated as OCs in Naruto
- Victory Series, Archived version by ewfte, Hatake Kakashi reincarnated as Todoroki Shouto in the BNHA world
- Dog Days, Archived version by Hermionechan90, Sesshomaru from Inuyasha reincarnated as and OC son of Hatake Kakashi
- A Housewife, Archived version by DragonStar7Queen, Izumi Curtis from FMA reincarnated as Midoriya Inko fron BNHA
- HBO WI: Joffrey from Game of Thrones replaced with Octavian from Rome by Hotpoint