Endverse
| Trope · Genre | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms: | End!verse, Croat-verse, 2014-verse, 2014!verse, 5x04verse, Futureverse |
| Related: | Alternate Universe, Canon AU, Post-apocalyptic |
| See Also: | Evil!Sam |
| Tropes · Slash Tropes · Tropes by Fandom | |
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Endverse is a canon alternative universe shown in episode 5x04, The End, of Supernatural. This universe has several elements, the most prominent being that Sam Winchester accepted Lucifer and became his vessel, Castiel is no longer an angel, and Dean is part of a resistance group fighting against Lucifer's forces.
Fan creators like to explore the endverse in fanworks because of the vastly different characterizations of the show's main characters, especially Castiel, who is shown to be using drugs and participating in orgies, this being very different from the staid and righteous Cas shown in early canon. It is also fertile ground for the Evil!Sam trope, and the potential angst between the Winchester brothers. As well as showing what life may have been like for characters not shown in the episode.
A majority of fanworks set in the Endverse are focused on the Dean Winchester/Castiel pairing, although there is also a fair sized body of gen fanworks.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Down to Agincourt series by Seperis, probably the best known series that takes place in this universe
- Thursday’s Child by strangeandcharm
- Epilogue by Jayne L
- One, Two, Three, Repeat by mnwood
- Whatever It Is by theproblematique, focused on the wincest pairing
- After the End by ratherastory, a rare example of a series set in this universe and focused on the Castiel/Sam Winchester pairing
- Long I Stood Semira, a gen story
Fan Vids
- same destination by Snooglyshnork/kaiyote
Graphics and Gif Sets
- Untitled gif set, contrasting S5 Castiel and Endverse Castiel, Archived version by pleasedtomeetyouimawhale
- H O P E Y O U A R E Q U I T E P R E P A R E D T O D I E, Archived version graphics by valyhrian
- we sat around laughing and watched the last one die, Archived version by eliosbike
Meta
- aside from the uncanny covid parallels what did you think of the endverse episode?, Archived version by princesshamlet
- “If Dean says it’s time to go out in a blaze of glory, win or lose, I’m in:” On why the original lines were changed, Archived version by outpastthemoat
Example Art Gallery
Poster art by skywalkersays for Thursday’s Child (2012)
Endverse Castiel by bamf-castiel created for Down to Agincourt (2017)
Cover art by davincis_girl for All Worlds Converge To Where You Are, created as part of the 2010 Apocabigbang (Crossover SPN/SGA)
Boy-King by ellaine, showing Sam as Lucifer's vessel, this piece was posted the day after the episode aired (2009)
Resources
- Alternate Universe - Croatoan/Endverse (Supernatural) tag at Archive of Our Own
- 5.04 The End at the Supernatural Wiki
- spn-the-end (LiveJournal community, dedicated to the Endverse)
