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Although [[#Similarities with Other Tropes|individual elements of the trope appeared much earlier]], Alpha/Beta/Omega originated in [[Supernatural]] fandom with a few very specific AU [[kink meme]] [[prompt]]s for the [[J2]] [[RPF]] [[ship]].  

Although [[#Similarities with Other Tropes|individual elements of the trope appeared much earlier]], Alpha/Beta/Omega originated in [[Supernatural]] fandom with a few very specific AU [[kink meme]] [[prompt]]s for the [[J2]] [[RPF]] [[ship]].  

The trope was a natural extension of [[SPN's]] popular [[werewolf]] and [[knotting]] kinks.<ref group="note">See [[The nonnies made them do it! (Fannish history. SPN. A/B/O)]]. [[netweight]]'s [http://netweight.dreamwidth.org/204361.html timeline] outlining the evolution of similar prompts that led to the invention of the Omegaverse genre may also be helpful.</ref> The concept of going into heat may also have been influenced by [[Dark Angel]], where heat was [[canon]] and explored in the fic; there was likely overlap in the fandom due to [[Jensen Ackles]] being a cast member on both shows.  

The trope was a natural extension of [[SPN's]] popular [[werewolf]] and [[knotting]] kinks.<ref group="note">See [[The nonnies made them do it! (Fannish history. SPN. A/B/O)]]. [[netweight]]'s [http://netweight.dreamwidth.org/204361.html timeline] outlining the evolution of similar prompts that led to the invention of the Omegaverse genre may also be helpful.</ref> The concept of going into heat may also have been influenced by [[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]], where heat was [[canon]] and explored in the fic; there was likely overlap in the fandom due to [[Jensen Ackles]] being a cast member on both shows.  

{{Quotation|Anyway, for a while there, these fics were called [[Knotting]] [[AUs]], which is how we know that Dark Angel was an influence, because there actually is a Blindfold fill where the author acknowledges that the '[[J2]], animal traits, knotting' fic they've written is a Dark Angel [[fusion]]."<ref name="ffanon"/>}}

{{Quotation|Anyway, for a while there, these fics were called [[Knotting]] [[AUs]], which is how we know that Dark Angel was an influence, because there actually is a Blindfold fill where the author acknowledges that the '[[J2]], animal traits, knotting' fic they've written is a Dark Angel [[fusion]]."<ref name="ffanon"/>}}