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Dystopian AU
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| Synonym(s) | dystopian future |
| Related tropes/genres | Apocafic, Mirror Universe |
| See also | darkfic |
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A dystopian AU is a type of alternate universe fanwork set in a dystopian society that is not the original setting of the canon.
Dystopian AUs are usually darkfic, and often feature excessive whump of the canon's protagonists.
Common Dystopian AU Scenarios
- Evil dictatorships, e.g. bad-guy-wins AUs
- Legalized slavery
- Forced Marriage systems
- Some Omegaverses and dominance hierarchies
- Apocalypse AUs
Example Fiction
- Where the Grass Grows Green by Ragnelle (The Lord of the Rings)
- The 28th Amendment by bessemerprocess (Pundit RPS)
- The Innocents by Paola (Hanson and Jesse Spencer)
- A Kept Boy by poisontaster (CWRPS)
- Nine Eleven Ten by Subtilior (X-Men: First Class)
- The Thule-Gesellschaft series by Valderys - the Mensaverse as a fascist dystopia (Stargate Atlantis)
- After the End by tellthemstories (Les Miserables)