Fanfiction

Fanfiction (often shortened to "fanfic") are stories written by the fans of a franchise, be it a movie, TV show, cartoon, video game, etc.

Zoids EX Doujinshi

The Zoids EX Doujinshi is a continuation of the Zoids: Chaotic Century manga, written by Michiro Ueyama. As it is a Doujinshi, and not a product officially licensed by Takara-Tomy, it is non-canonical and for all intents and purposes, fanfiction. It does, however, have the unique status of being fanfic written by the original author of the manga, blurring the line between canon and non-canon.

Common Zoids Fanfiction Tropes and Scenarios

Certain scenarios and concepts have become pervasive in Zoids fanfiction (to the point of cliché), with varying degrees of overlap.

A new character joins the Blitz team

One of the most used Zoids fanfic plots involves a new character joining the Blitz team. It is not uncommon for this new character to be a Mary Sue of some sort; a gifted, multitalented pilot with a special, high-performance Zoid, which is frequently portrayed as an Ultimate X. Typically, the character will pilot a popular Zoid that never appeared in the New Century anime such as the König Wolf, Liger Zero X or Dark Spiner, or some kind of popular game variant Zoid like the Trinity Liger or Geno Hydra, though Custom Zoids are also commonly used. An Organoid partner is almost obligatory. Fanfics of this sort tend to exist simply for the author to showcase their badass fan character and/or custom Zoid; expect to see the canon characters reduced to background noise, jobbers, love interests or some combination of the former.

The Post-Royal Cup Doomfic

This type of Zoids fanfic plot involves taking the New Century characters and throwing them into a more "serious" plot reminiscent of Guardian Force, with the Blitz team getting drawn into some kind of epic, world-spanning conflict following the events of the Royal Cup, be it some asshole villain rampaging about in a powerful Zoid or a war between factions; a common trope is for the Blitz team to become superheroes "soldiers" and the Backdraft to become warmongers. Also expect to see plot devices from Chaotic Century suddenly crawling out of the woodwork, such as Organoids or the Death Saurer. Though Post-Royal Cup Doomfics were a dime a dozen back in the day, they aren't as ubiquitous as they used to be. However, they continue to litter the landscape of Zoids fanfic archives such as fanfiction.net and Anime Admirers.