Kim Possible
| Fandom | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kim Possible |
| Abbreviation(s): | KP |
| Creator: | Mark McCorkle, Bob Schooley |
| Date(s): | 2002–2007 |
| Medium: | animated series |
| Country of Origin: | USA |
| External Links: | Disney Channel page, Wikipedia, KP at IMdB |
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Kim Possible was an American animated cartoon series produced by Disney. The series ran for four seasons on the Disney Channel, which also aired two feature-length animated movies and produced a range of additional tie-in material including several video games and a live action movie.
Canon
Premise
Kim Possible is a tremendously talented teenage high school student and cheerleader whose side career consists of saving the world from mad scientists (Dr. Drakken, DNAmy), super-villains (Monkey Fist, Duff Killigan), and evil hobbyists (Senor Senior Sr.). Her sidekick -- and later, boyfriend -- is Ron Stoppable, who is (with certain notable exceptions) tremendously untalented, but makes up for this with relentless enthusiasm.
Characters
In addition to Kim and Ron, the supporting cast included Kim's and Ron's families, various high-school classmates, a handful of occasional allies, and a host of colorful adversaries, chief among them the mad scientist Dr. Drakken and his body guard, Shego. While Kim and Ron are the show's main focus, a sizable portion of the show's fanfiction has focused on exploring the histories and relationships of the minor characters.
Fanon
Characters
- Isabel - Shego's mother.
- Kasy Ann & Sheki Go - Shego and Kim's twin daughters.
- Kara Fang - A sadistic crime-boss from Shego's past.
Pairings
KP fandom is unusual in having not one but two primary (and contradictory) pairings: K/R (het, pairing Kim and Ron, which became canonical as of the series' fourth season), and KiGo (femslash, pairing Kim and Shego, Dr. Drakken's acerbic sidekick, a gifted martial artist and thief with plasma powers). K/R and KiGo fans have occasionally engaged in sharp clashes.
Less common but recognized pairings involving the show's leads include Kim/Drakken, Drakken/Shego (aka Drakgo), Ron/Yori, and Ron/Shego (aka Rongo). There is also a great variety of fic involving minor-character pairings in almost every possible combination; some of the more interesting include Wade/Joss, Monique/Will Du, and Dr. Director/Vivian Porter (the latter a female roboticist appearing in a single episode). There is also the threesome of Kim/Ron/Shego.
Some fics pair up Dr. Director and Steve Barkin as exes, where they share a military background, despite them having no interaction in the original show.
Animology
In the KP universe, Animology is a form of personality test that can, among other things, help one identify your ideal Soulmates, and is sometimes used as the basis for shipping.
Fan Communities
The largest body of KP fanwork (over 10,000 stories) is on fanfiction.net, but other notable KP fan communities also exist, including the KP Slash Haven and the Global Justice Alliance. Also worthy of mention is the FF.Net forum Kim Possible Discussion, informally known by its members as the Kimmunity.
One interesting characteristic of KP fandom is that, at least in some of its communities, many of the most active, prolific, and respected contributors and writers are men, ranging from young adult to middle age.
Events
Starting in 2005, fanfiction contests were organised on the forums of RonStoppable.Net, but when the FF.Net forums started much of the activity migrated there. There were regular contests held for a variety of topics and holidays, but thanks to the 2010 Forum Purge many of the details of these contests are lost.
The forms remain the main source of fanfiction awards and contests. The Kim Possible Fannie Awards, an annual award celebrating Kim Possible Fanfiction, is organised through the FF.Net forums, as are also two annual holiday story contests:
- Stormchaser90's Annual Heebie Jeebie Hullabaloo Halloween Story Contest
- Whitem's Annual SnowDaze Holiday Story Contest
The Kim Possible 15th Anniversary Art Contest was organised in 2017 to celebrate the show's 15th anniversary.
Notable Fanfiction & Authors
Unless otherwise noted, all works are archived on FF.Net.
K/R
- See Kim/Ron for examples.
Kigo
- Unacceptable Sitch series
- Best Enemies series (extremely long series, includes many additional pairings)
SapphicVixen
Other Pairings & Stories
- JadeKimVerse series (Joss/Wade & many other pairings)
- Rocinante
- Celler series (Kim/OC; very unusual with meta elements)
- Trio (Kim Possible Series) (Kim/Ron/Shego) - multi-fandom crossover series.
Notable Authors/Fans
- Classic Cowboy
- Author of numerous KP crossover/fusion stories.
- NoDrogs
- Creator of Kasy Ann & Sheki Go Possible (OCs later adopted by other writers)
- Slyrr
- Creator of Team Probable, evil twin/counterparts of Kim, Ron, Rufus, & Wade
- Zaratan
- Founder and original admin of the Kim Possible Discussion forum at FF.Net
- Prolific author, notably of the "Bonnie's Curse" series.
- Creator of the Kim Possible Fannie Awards.
- StarvingLunatic
- One of the most prolific KP writers, multiple Kim Possible Fannie Awards winner.
- Creator of Shego's mother Isabel, later adopted by other writers
- whitem
- The organiser of their whitem's Annual SnowDaze Holiday Story Contest
Notable Fanart
- All Grown Up: Kim Possible by IsaiahStephensB
- KP Wedding series by hotrod2001 (2010-2013)
- Magic KP. An Kigo story based on Magic by YogurthFrost.
Resources
- Where to Find KiGo Femslash Fanfiction and Art, post by femslashhistorian (2016)