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Girl Who Falls Into
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| Synonym(s) | Real World Crossover, Girl who falls into Middle Earth, Isekai |
| See also | Mary Sue, Original Character |
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Girl Who Falls Into is a Lord of the Rings-specific description of the larger trope, Real World Crossover.
Criticism of this trope includes many of the same complaints about Mary Sues:
- the character having trouble adapting to Middle-earth (language, customs, strange food, unfamiliar clothes and bathrooms)
- she almost always joins the Fellowship of the Ring as major player, often as a 10th Walker
- the character acts more like a awestruck tourist
Examples of this fic trope
Parody Fic
Examples of Use by Fans
2009
hey great story, most fall-into-middle-earth stories end up being pretty boring and unoriginal what with the whole 'oh lets get dropped into the fellowship and be protected by Aragorn and Legolas!' that most theses stories have going on. but this ones got a good plotline. quirky and original. Keep up the good work :)[1]
The story of a modern Kenyan girl who arrives in Middle Earth after her death in a plane crash. The story looks at the racism she faced as a black mortal among the elves. It also explores the reality of a mortal/Immortal love. Not a 10th Walker. [2]
2010
Well I just finished your story and found it quite good. Generally the "Girl-fall-in-ME" plots crashed down pretty quickly but I really liked yours. I'm looking forward to reading the sequel! [3]
2014
Sky is a random girl who falls into Middle Earth as they seem wont to do nowadays. I'm surprised they haven't got a small section of ME cordoned off for them all... Anyway, Fili and Kili take an interest in Sky because they haven't been laid in a while and seduce her into having some ADULT fun with them... LEMON! Plz leave a REVIEW! [5]
References
- ^ comment by Aoi24 at Fanfiction.com (Nov 28, 2009) about Misfit in Middle-earth
- ^ To be Black by E-cari (Aug 18, 2009 )
- ^ comment by titpuce86 at Fanfiction.com (May 2, 2010) about Misfit in Middle-earth
- ^ comment by The Farmer at Fanfiction.com (Jun 19, 2014) about Misfit in Middle-earth
- ^ Typical-Girl-Falls-Into-Middle-Earth-And-Has-Lemon-With-Durin-Brothers by Skywolf42 (Oct 18, 2014)