Uberfic


Uberfic or simply uber, über, or ueber is a genre of Alternate [universe |alternate universe] fan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original canon but usually in a different time period, place, or reality, many times featuring the ancestors, descendants, or reincarnations of canon characters, known as uber-characters. The uber-characters' names are never canon. The term originated in the Xena: [Warrior Princess] fandom, coined in 1997 by Kym Taborn, the webmaster of the fansite Whoosh.org. This sort of story was used by the series itself, beginning with the second season episode "The [Xena Scrolls]". A common trend in Xena fanfics was to write Uber stories in which the characters' analogues discover that they are soulmates.

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