Ancient Egypt AU – It is also known as Pharaoh AU and in this AU the canon story is replace with the setting of Ancient Egypt.An American Werewolf in London AU – In which the characters are put into the 1981 British-American horror comedy film, An American Werewolf in London.Among Us AU – also known as Impostor AU is when the characters of another fandom are placed into the plot and setting of the video game.They might help them regain what they lost or not if they happened to be a ‘bad’ person (the reverse can also happen, in which a bad character finds the amnesic good character to convert them to the bad side). The amnesic character sometimes build a new life somewhere else with other characters or they’re found by someone that knew them from before. If lost or alone sometimes they have no form of identification on them, or records to help make identifying them easier. Amnesia AU – In this AU a character suffers from amnesia, which may or may not be temporarily.The characters are either Alphas (dominant males or females), Betas (ordinary working class), or Omegas (submissive males or females). There may be werewolf, knotting, or other animalistic elements involved, or the characters may be otherwise purely human. It is a growing kink trope of an AU wherein some or all the characters have defined biological roles based on a hierarchical system, with the terms originating from animal behavior research. Alpha/Beta/Omega AU – Often referred to as A/B/O or even Omegaverse.All Human AU – In which characters who are canonically non-human are now humans, with corresponding changes to their backstories.Alien Invasion AU – In which the story deals with an alien invasion when canonically it does not ever happened.Akira AU – The characters of another fandom are put into the plot and setting of the 1988 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic cyberpunk film, Akira which is based on the Japanese manga by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Unlike regular fanfiction, which generally remains within the boundaries of the canon set out by the author, alternate universe fiction writers like to explore the possibilities of pivotal changes made to characters’ history, motivations, or environment. The term most often refers to fanfiction, but fanart can also depicted the characters in AUs. Alternate Universe (also known as alternate reality), is commonly abbreviated as AU and it is a descriptor used to characterize fanworks which change one or more elements of the source work’s canon.
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