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This is a '''list of [[fictional universe]]s''', in which multiple works have occurred outside a single series or within a series across multiple media, either in an unnamed universe, a hypothetical future universe or in a fictional locale in our current present or past, while excluding any number of works that could reasonably be assumed to exist within the current understanding of our own universe or exist solely in a single series and medium. This list is organized by the medium in which the universe was first "released". |
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==Film & Television== |
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{{Main|List of fictional universes in film and television}} |
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| [[Buffyverse]] |
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| ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' (1997) |
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| a place in which supernatural phenomena exist, and supernatural evil can be challenged by people willing to fight against such forces and the setting of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and [[Angel (TV series)|Angel]] series are set. |
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| [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] |
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| ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' (1977) |
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| encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe |
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| [[Mythology of Lost|Lost]] island |
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| ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004) |
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| Universe revolving around an uncharted Pacific island with mystical powers. Created by JJ Abrams. |
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| [[View Askewniverse]] |
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| ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'' (1994) |
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| main setting of ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]'', ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'', ''[[Chasing Amy]]'', ''[[Dogma]]'', and other Kevin Smith films. |
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| [[Whoniverse]] |
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| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (1963) |
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| main setting of ''[[Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures|Sarah Jane]]'' and [[Doctor Who spin-offs|other spin-offs]] of the [[Doctor Who]] series. |
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==Games== |
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{{seealso|List of MMOGs|List of MMORPGs}} |
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| [[Digital World]] |
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| ''[[Digimon]]'' (1997) |
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| Virtual world setting for the ''Digimon'' franchise, created from the [[Internet]]. |
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| [[Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings]] |
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| ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' (1974) |
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| A large number of prefabricated fantasy worlds specifically tailored to the rules of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role playing game. Notable examples include [[Greyhawk]], [[Forgotten Realms]] and [[Krynn]]. |
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| [[Final Fantasy]] universes |
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| ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'' (1987) |
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| Fictional settings that comprise multiple games in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Examples include [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)|Gaia]], [[Spira (Final Fantasy)|Spira]], [[Ivalice]] and [[Vana'diel]]. |
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| [[Hero Universe]] |
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| [[City of Heroes]] |
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| includes superhero, fantasy, historical, and science fiction settings in a single time continuum |
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| [[The Elder Scrolls#Setting|Nirn]] |
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| ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena]]'' (1994) |
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| Common setting for ''The Elder Scrolls'' series of role playing video games. |
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| [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]] settings |
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| ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001) |
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| Series of fictional settings closely modelled on US cities such as [[Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto)|Liberty City]] (New York City), [[Vice City]] (Miami) and the state of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas#Setting|San Andreas]] (California/Nevada) |
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| [[Pokemon regions]] |
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| ''[[Pokemon (video game)|Pokemon]]'' (1996) |
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| Common settings for each generation of the ''Pokemon'' series |
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| [[Star Fleet Universe]] |
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| ''Task Force Game #4'' (1979) |
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| detailed in the series of [[Star Fleet Battles]] [[game]]s ([[board game|board-]], [[card game|card-]], and [[role-playing game|role-playing]]) from [[Amarillo Design Bureau Inc.]] and used as reference for the [[Star Trek: Starfleet Command|Starfleet Command]] series of [[computer game]]s. |
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| [[World of Darkness]] |
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| [[Vampire: The Requiem]] (2004) |
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| the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games: [[Vampire: The Requiem]], [[Werewolf: The Forsaken]] & [[Mage: The Awakening]] |
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| [[Shadowrun#Fictional universe|Unnamed]] |
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| [[Shadowrun]] |
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| A future earth in which magic has returned and humans have been split into subtypes. |
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| [[Universe of The Legend of Zelda|Zelda Universe]] |
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| ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' |
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| depicted in [[The Legend of Zelda|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] of [[video game]]s consists of a variety of lands, the most commonly appearing of these being {{nihongo|'''Hyrule'''|ハイラル|Hairaru}}, and was created by Japanese [[video game developer]] [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. |
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==Animation & comics== |
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| [[Amalgam Comics|Amalgam Universe]] |
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| [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] & [[DC Comics|DC]] crossover |
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| [[Bedrock (The Flintstones)|Bedrock]] |
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| ''[[The Flintstones]]'' (1960) |
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| Modern/prehistoric town |
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| [[CrossGen Universe]] |
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| ''[[CrossGenesis]]'' #1 (2000) |
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| serves as the 900th century setting for most titles published by [[CrossGen Comics]]. |
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| [[DC Animated Universe]] |
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| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (1992) |
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| refers to a series of popular [[List of animated television series|animated television series]] and related spin-offs produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]] which [[shared universe|share the same continuity]]. Sometimes referred to as the '''Diniverse''' or '''Timmverse''' after its two most notable contributors, [[Paul Dini]] and [[Bruce Timm]]. |
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| [[Multiverse (DC Comics)|DC Multiverse]] |
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| Universe in which the many interweaving plotlines of [[DC Comics]] ([[Superman]], [[Batman]], [[Wonder Woman]]) take place |
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| [[Judge Dredd#Dredd's world|Dredd's World]] |
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| ''[[The Robot Wars]]'' (1977) |
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| a dystopian future where the Earth has been badly damaged by a series of international conflicts, much of the planet has turned into radioactive wasteland, and populations have aggregated in enormous mega-cities. |
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| [[Duck universe]] |
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| ''[[Walt Disney's Comics and Stories]]'' #49 (1944) |
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| where Disney cartoon characters Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck live. It is a spin off of the older [[Mickey Mouse universe]], yet has become much more extensive. |
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| [[Image Universe]] |
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| [[The Savage Dragon|Savage Dragon]], [[Spawn (comics)|Spawn]], & [[Youngblood (comics)|Youngblood]] (1992) |
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| Setting of many of the comic books published by [[Image Comics]] take place. |
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| [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Marvel Multiverse]] |
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| Universe in which the various interwaving plots of [[Marvel Comics]] ([[Spider-Man]], [[X-Men]], [[Captain America]]) take place. |
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| [[Mickey Mouse universe]] |
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| [[Plane Crazy]] (1928) |
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| Where some cartoon characters created by the The Walt Disney Company live, the most famous of which is Mickey Mouse. It is coexistent with the Duck universe |
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|[[Settings in The Adventures of Tintin#Fictional settings in The Adventures of Tintin|Tintin universe]] |
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|''[[Tintin in the Land of the Soviets]]'' (1929) |
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|The fictionalised world of [[Herge]]'s ''[[Adventures of Tintin]]'' |
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| [[Wildstorm Universe]] |
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| ''[[List of Wildstorm titles|Wildstorm Titles]]'' (1992) |
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| a fictional shared universe where the comic books published by Wildstorm take place. It represents an alternate history of the real world where ideas such as interstellar travel and superhuman abilities are commonplace. |
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| [[World of Naruto]] |
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| ''[[List of Naruto manga volumes|Naruto manga]]'' (2000) |
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| A fictional, unnamed, feudal era, fantasy world of [[Japan]]. |
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==Literature== |
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{{Main|List of fictional universes in literature}} |
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| [[Harry Potter universe]] |
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| ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' (1997) |
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| The fictional universe of J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series of fantasy novels comprises two separate and distinct societies: a [[Muggle]] world (our own world) and a "wizarding world" (various magically hidden places throughout the world). |
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| [[Middle-earth]] |
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| ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (1936) |
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| the setting of the majority of [[J. R. R. Tolkien|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s fantasy writings, including [[The Hobbit]] and [[The Lord of the Rings]]. |
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| [[Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four|Totalitarian future world]] |
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| ''[[Nineteen-Eighty Four]]'' (1949) |
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| a perpetually war-torn socialist world ruled by super-states. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Alternate Reality (video game series)|Alternate reality]] |
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* [[Parallel universe (fiction)|Parallel universe]] |
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* [[Fictional universe]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{fiction navbox}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fictional Universes}} |
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[[Category:Lists of fictional locations|Universes]] |
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