Uberfic (short for uber fanfic, uberXena) or simply uber, über, or ueber (from german: über-, for 'over-' or 'supra-') is a genre of
alternate universe fan fiction in which characters or events are portrayed somewhat closely to original
canon
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ca ...
but usually in a different time period, place, or reality, many times featuring the
ancestors
An ancestor, also known as a forefather, fore-elder or a forebear, is a parent or ( recursively) the parent of an antecedent (i.e., a grandparent, great-grandparent, great-great-grandparent and so forth). ''Ancestor'' is "any person from w ...
,
descendants, or
reincarnation
Reincarnation, also known as rebirth or transmigration, is the philosophical or religious concept that the non-physical essence of a living being begins a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. Resurrection is ...
s of canon characters, known as uber-characters. The uber-characters' names are never
canon
Canon or Canons may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base
* Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture
** Western ca ...
. The term originated in the ''
Xena: Warrior Princess''
fandom
A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant ...
, 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.
Whatever Turns You On: Becoming-Lesbian and the Production of Desire in the Xenaverse
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See also
*Über (disambiguation)
Uber is an American multinational ride-hailing company.
'' Über'' is a German language word meaning "over", "super", "above" or "across".
Uber or Über may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Über'' (album), a 2006 album by the ...
* Xena: Warrior Princess
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''The Xena Scrolls'' (Season 2, Episode 10)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''Between the Lines'' (Season 4, Episode 15)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''Deja Vu All Over Again'' (Season 4, Episode 22)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''Married With Fishsticks'' (Season 5, Episode 15)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''You Are There'' (Season 6, Episode 13)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''Send in the Clones'' (Season 6, Episode 16)
** Xena: Warrior Princess ''Soul Possession'' (Season 6, Episode 20)
References
General
* ''Reason'' magazine article
"The fan fiction phenomena: what Faust, Hamlet, and Xena the Warrior Princess have in common"
* Knight Ridder newswire article
"In character: Fan fiction begins where TV series and movies end"
* ''The State'' newspaper article
"A Dictionary of Fan Fiction"
External links
{{xenaverse
Setting
Continuity (fiction)
Fan fiction