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* The first chapter of ''Fanfic/SlyCooperAndCarmelitaFoxAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'' remakes the [[Recap/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonusMission00PoliceHeadquarters first level]] of the [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus first Sly Cooper game]], ending with Carmelita "failing" to shoot down Sly at the precinct after he steals intel from her office... [[ForWantOfANail only for Carmelita to regroup with him, Bentley and Murray]], congratulating themselves for the FalseFlagOperation they pulled before she kisses Sly.
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* The first chapter of ''Fanfic/SlyCooperAndCarmelitaFoxAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'' remakes the [[Recap/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonusMission00PoliceHeadquarters first level]] of the [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus first Sly Cooper game]], ending with Carmelita "failing" to shoot down Sly at the precinct after he steals intel from her office... [[ForWantOfANail only for Carmelita to regroup with him, Bentley and Murray]], Murray, congratulating themselves for the FalseFlagOperation they pulled before she kisses Sly.
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* ''Fanfic/ThereSomethingWrongWithUs'': The fic opens with Velma talking about how certain shows, like ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', love to mock their audience with smug self-awareness. This reflects how the fanfic explores the characters' humanity rather than using them to mock the audience, which is what many ''Scooby Doo'' fans accuse ''Velma'' -- both the show and the character -- of doing.
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* ''Fanfic/ThereSomethingWrongWithUs'': ''Fanfic/TheresSomethingWrongWithUs'': The fic opens with Velma talking about how certain shows, like ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', love to mock their audience with smug self-awareness. This reflects how the fanfic explores the characters' humanity rather than using them to mock the audience, which is what many ''Scooby Doo'' fans accuse ''Velma'' -- both the show and the character -- of doing.
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* ''Fanfic/ThereSomethingWrongWithUs'': The fic opens with Velma talking about how certain shows, like ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', love to mock their audience with smug self-awareness. This reflects how the fanfic explores the characters' humanity rather than using them to mock the audience, which is what many ''Scooby Doo'' fans accuse ''Velma'' -- both the show and the character -- of doing.
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* A young man nervous about a paternity test meets his baby daughter, and all his anxieties wash away as he promises to be the best father he can for her...thus begins the story of ''Fanfic/MaFille''.
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* ''Fanfic/CindersAndAshesTheChroniclesOfKamenRiderDante'' opens with [[DecoyProtagonist Hotaro]] getting into a debate with [[BigBad Altair]] over whether to join her in her quest for revenge, setting up the CentralTheme for the first arc. However, it's when we focus on Hoshi do we get an idea of [[DeconstructionFic the genre this fanfic would go]]. For a majority of Hoshi's POV, the first chapter came about as a standard SelfInsertFic... Until Hoshi's meeting with Hotaro takes it literally as Hotaro is ''Hoshi's'' [[AuthorAvatar self-insert]], whose dying act is to [[TakeUpMySword pass his belt to him]]. The final words of the chapter then establish both [[DarkFic its tone]] and just how deep the fanfic would go, with Hoshi mentioning how the creator of Altair whose death is the cause for her revenge is his friend.
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** ''Monster'' ends the very first chapter with the Peter waking up from the experimental procedure to discover the base in ruins and [[KillEmAll everyone]] dead.
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* The first chapter of ''Fanfic/SlyCooperAndCarmelitaFoxAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'' remakes the [[Recap/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonusMission00PoliceHeadquarters first level]] of the [[VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus first Sly Cooper game]], ending with Carmelita "failing" to shoot down Sly at the precinct after he steals intel from her office... [[ForWantOfANail only for Carmelita to regroup with him, Bentley and Murray]], congratulating themselves for the FalseFlagOperation they pulled before she kisses Sly.
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* ''Fanfic/OyasumiMidoriya'': solidly establishes the fic's premise, and its surreal nature with the prologue, "[[ShoutOut Present Day]], [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain Present Time]]". It opens with two officials talking about Izuku's Quirk and trying to work out its exact nature, strongly hinting at its immense power. The chapter ends with the two officials suddenly disappearing.
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* ''Fanfic/OyasumiMidoriya'': ''Fanfic/OyasumiMidoriya'' solidly establishes the fic's premise, and its surreal nature with the prologue, "[[ShoutOut Present Day]], [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain Present Time]]". It opens with two officials talking about Izuku's Quirk and trying to work out its exact nature, strongly hinting at its immense power. The chapter ends with the two officials suddenly disappearing.
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* ''Fanfic/OyasumiMidoriya'': solidly establishes the fic's premise, and its surreal nature with the prologue, "[[ShoutOut Present Day]], [[Anime/SerialExperimentsLain Present Time]]". It opens with two officials talking about Izuku's Quirk and trying to work out its exact nature, strongly hinting at its immense power. The chapter ends with the two officials suddenly disappearing.
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* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' starts with a typical MarySue using a "magic spell" to enter [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]] through her television. Her parents come home to find her lifeless body with her head inside the broken television, establishing the story as a ParodyFic of Mary Sues.
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* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' starts with a typical MarySue heroine using a "magic spell" to enter [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]] through her television. Her parents come home to find her lifeless body with her head inside the broken television, establishing the story as a ParodyFic of Mary Sues.ParodySue fic.
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* ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge'', in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters while describing Marie.
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* ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge'', in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters self-inserts while describing Marie.
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* ''Fanfic/SeventhEndmostVision'' begins with the fic's version of one of the most famous opening sequences in all of video games- the Bombing Mission that starts ''Videogame/FinalFantasyVII''. However, to highlight the [[AlternateUniverse massive differences from canon]] that this fic uses, it starts ''on'' the train to the mission, with [[SuperSoldier Tifa]] trying to catch a nap while advertisements blare around her talking of ''Barret'' being a Shinra Head, Lucrecia running the Science Division while married to the leader of the Turks. Just to further enforce how different the setting is, the members of AVALANCHE beside her are [[AdaptationalHeroism Rufus, Reno, Rude, and Elena.]]
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* In the Series/SesameStreet fanfic "Lessons Learned on Sesame Street", the nature of the fic becomes apparent very early on when Maria starts masturbating upon waking up. As one DramaticReading found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbrjUNDdiE&feature=relmfu here]] put it:
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* In the Series/SesameStreet ''Series/SesameStreet'' fanfic "Lessons ''Lessons Learned on Sesame Street", Street'', the nature of the fic becomes apparent very early on when Maria starts masturbating upon waking up. As one DramaticReading found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbrjUNDdiE&feature=relmfu here]] put it:
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* Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge, in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters while describing Marie.
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* Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge, ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge'', in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters while describing Marie.
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* The sequel to Naruto Veangance Revelaitons, ''New Champion Evangelion'' most effectively showcases its status as a FixFic in [[TheStationsOfTheCanon the equivalent scene to Shinji's first battle]]. Ronan achieves 10,000% synchronization and [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] the Angel with minimal damage, all while pointing out Shinji could never do what he did.
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* The sequel to Naruto ''Naruto Veangance Revelaitons, Revelaitons'', ''New Champion Evangelion'' most effectively showcases its status as a FixFic in [[TheStationsOfTheCanon the equivalent scene to Shinji's first battle]]. Ronan achieves 10,000% synchronization and [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] the Angel with minimal damage, all while pointing out Shinji could never do what he did.
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* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans fighting killer robots.
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* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans Titans fighting killer robots.
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* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans fighting killer robots.
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* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans fighting killer robots.robots.
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* ''Fanfic/ABrighterDark'': When Corrin kills Rinkah and Kaze in chapter 2, unlike the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates original]], where she TookAThirdOption. Solidifying that AnyoneCanDie, Corrin is ''not'' an AllLovingHero, and that mistakes on the part of the characters would be punished severely.
* ''Fanfic/ChristianHumberReloaded'' is initially the story of a wolf named Vash who's strong enough to kill anyone who crosses him, but when Vash somehow turns into a "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Sayin]](sic)" and wipes out a group of raiders that destroyed the village where he was living, you get the first clue that this is a story about an overpowered hero who gets powerups right and left.
* The first story of the ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' sets the premise of the following stories when Sam gets ghost powers.
* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' starts with a typical MarySue using a "magic spell" to enter [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]] through her television. Her parents come home to find her lifeless body with her head inside the broken television, establishing the story as a ParodyFic of Mary Sues.
* "[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Dobby relished his groinsaw's roar as he withdrew the flesh-choked blade from the astronaut's ruined skull]]." With this opening line, thus begins the immortal fanfiction masterpiece known only as ''Fanfic/ThirtyHs'', and it just gets even more insane from there.
* ''Webcomic/HowIBecameYours'' establishes itself when Zuko, having learned about his and Katara's miscarried son Kuzon and Mai's role in [[INeverGotAnyLetters keeping Katara's letters from him]], [[DomesticAbuse beats Mai up]], [[StrawmanHasAPoint dismisses her arguments out of hand]], divorces her and sets out to find Katara. The fact that ''[[DesignatedHero Zuko is supposed to be in the right]]'' goes a long way in showing [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality HIBY's kind of morality]].
* The second paragraph of ''Fanfic/InThisWorldAndTheNext'' talks about the implied (and soon, confirmed) [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] of Hermione Granger by "[[RonTheDeathEater Ronald]] [[ObligatorySwearing Fucking]] [[DieForOurShip Weasley]]," then the third has a fairly hasty and acrimonious off-screen breakup of Harry and Ginny. [[FromBadToWorse This is only the tip of the iceberg]], but it does go to show how far the author's willing to go to set up Harry and Hermione, including time travel.
* In the Series/SesameStreet fanfic "Lessons Learned on Sesame Street", the nature of the fic becomes apparent very early on when Maria starts masturbating upon waking up. As one DramaticReading found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbrjUNDdiE&feature=relmfu here]] put it:
-->"We're getting right into it! Wow!"
* ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'' establishes its highly illogical and unpredictable plot by having Light's father, who is initially shown to be in America[[note]]The canon series takes place in Japan, so it's obvious that the author is taking liberties with canon[[/note]] with the rest of his family, suddenly turn out to be disguised as Watari, and even more suddenly turn out to [[FakeDefector actually be on L's side]] at the end of the next chapter.
* Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge, in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters while describing Marie.
* At the end of the prologue for ''Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution'', [[spoiler:Shepard]] is found murdered. This is not your usual ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover, and AnyoneCanDie.
* The horribly misspelled Author's Note leads into Ebony describing herself to the reader, and we know the true nature of ''FanFic/MyImmortal'' from the very start.
* ''Naruto Veangance Revelaitons'' showcases what kind of a fic it is with a brief parenthetical note in the first chapter after describing the main character's hair as being like that of Music/JustinBieber (i dont liek him tho [[ClusterFBomb FUCK HIM]] [[TakeThat HE SUCKS]] [[AuthorTract ALL MODERN MUSIC FUCKING SUCKS]]")
* The sequel to Naruto Veangance Revelaitons, ''New Champion Evangelion'' most effectively showcases its status as a FixFic in [[TheStationsOfTheCanon the equivalent scene to Shinji's first battle]]. Ronan achieves 10,000% synchronization and [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] the Angel with minimal damage, all while pointing out Shinji could never do what he did.
* ''Fanfic/{{Overlady}}'' sets the general tone of the story with its very first sentence.
--> This dark and malevolent tale of wickedness begins, as such things do, on a dark and stormy night. Well, no. That's a lie. It was a dark and stormy mid-afternoon. But it was still pretty sinister!
* ''Fanfic/PokemonOpalAndGarnet'''s first moment revolves around a prologue showcasing the [[EurekaMoment invention]] of [[TransformationRay the Devolver,]] before us being introduced to our protagonist, Kaylie Rodgers... [[MoodWhiplash whose father has been dead for 10 years.]] This is ''not'' your regular Pokemon fanfiction, and it clearly shows, diving (albeit in a K+ rated way) into such concepts as death (from cancer, no less!), bullying and prejudice, child abuse, smoking and doing drugs and why it's bad for you, and the controversies of politics, particularly going against [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump the latest presidential administration]] and bathroom laws regarding the LGBT community.
* The ''FanFic/{{Pokeumans}}'' FanVerse has had several of these from its many stories:
** ''Blinding Desires'' begins with the protagonist [[TortureTechnician being experimented on]] by Pokextinctionists, opening right when they [[EyeScream blinded her]].
** ''Well-Grounded Confidence'': Moe flips out and batters a guy after being accused once too often of being a spy and a freak, highlighting the personal struggle and the level of dealing with his past and other people that the protagonist will have to go through to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn his happy ending.]]
** ''Ares'': The arrival of Bruno, a FourthWallObserver who dresses like a real-life member Team Rocket Admin, to get the ball rolling on the series' trademark weirdness. It gets stranger from there.
** ''Monster'' ends the very first chapter with the Peter waking up from the experimental procedure to discover the base in ruins and [[KillEmAll everyone]] dead.
** ''Iron Ghosts'': The reporter who started to get a lead on the existence of the Iron Ghosts is murdered by two assassins from the Ghosts at the end of the prologue. This is a VillainProtagonist story, and [[DarkerAndEdgier it is not nice]].
** ''Just Another Story'': The entire first chapter that shows that this story runs on awesome.
** ''Back And Forth'': The first time Para loses control to [[OmnicidalManiac Lyz]] and literally tears a troop of bad guys to pieces. A grave warning that this story is going to have a lot more serious overtones than the author's previous works.
** Sadly, most of the badly-written stories have a badly-written first chapter that sets the tone for the rest of it pretty well.
* The first installment of ''Fanfic/ThePrayerWarriors'' has the protagonist talking with his girlfriend about their plans to rid the world of everyone who doesn't share their religious views, highlighting their mission. They then almost effortlessly defeat and kill [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Grover Underwood]], showing how easily and brutally they deal with their enemies.
* The first chapter of ''Fanfic/RomanceAndTheFateOfEquestria'' brings the Mane Six together in a sleepover party. It sets up the premise of Twilight beginning her studies on ThePowerOfLove, and displays the character dynamics, humor, and sexy but not smutty atmosphere which would permeate the rest of the story. In particular, Applejack's outburst of [[INeedAFreakingDrink "Twilight, where do you keep the liquor?"]] is considered the definitive moment of establishing the story's tone.
* ''Fanfic/TheStalkingZukoSeries'' begins with Katara outlining the purpose of her diary- to keep tabs on Zuko after his HeelFaceTurn so that if he betrays the Gaang again, she won't be surprised. She starts off by listing her observations about Zuko, and despite insisting on referring to him as "Subject" and denying that she'll never be interested in him, [[CovertPervert notes that]] Zuko [[WalkingShirtlessScene looks hot without his shirt on]], and that he "never smiles." This goes to show that the entire series is colored by Katara's perceptions, and her growing (but not yet realized) feelings for Zuko.
* ''Fanfic/{{Suikakasen}}'''s first episode begins with a lighthearted and comical scene similar in tone to [[Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit the source manga]] depicting a fistfight between Yuugi and Suika as their way of [[MundaneMadeAwesome playing rock paper scissors]]... and then it cuts to a flashback of child Kasen starving to death (she gets better) because [[ParentalAbandonment her mother abandoned her in the woods]] with all of the sadness and angst that comes with such a scene being played up as much as possible. One hell of a CerebusRollercoaster coming up!
* ''Fanfic/TheSunSoul'' firmly establishes itself as DarkerAndEdgier from the get-go with Ash coming across several growlithe corpses and nearly dying to a wild pokemon attack in the first chapter. But [[AnyoneCanDie exactly how dark]] the story will be isn't shown until the second chapter when a red Gyarados wipes out Pallet Town and all its inhabitants except Ash, Misty, and Oak.
* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans fighting killer robots.
* ''Fanfic/ChristianHumberReloaded'' is initially the story of a wolf named Vash who's strong enough to kill anyone who crosses him, but when Vash somehow turns into a "[[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Sayin]](sic)" and wipes out a group of raiders that destroyed the village where he was living, you get the first clue that this is a story about an overpowered hero who gets powerups right and left.
* The first story of the ''FanFic/FacingTheFutureSeries'' sets the premise of the following stories when Sam gets ghost powers.
* ''Fanfic/TheGameOfTheGods'' starts with a typical MarySue using a "magic spell" to enter [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]] through her television. Her parents come home to find her lifeless body with her head inside the broken television, establishing the story as a ParodyFic of Mary Sues.
* "[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext Dobby relished his groinsaw's roar as he withdrew the flesh-choked blade from the astronaut's ruined skull]]." With this opening line, thus begins the immortal fanfiction masterpiece known only as ''Fanfic/ThirtyHs'', and it just gets even more insane from there.
* ''Webcomic/HowIBecameYours'' establishes itself when Zuko, having learned about his and Katara's miscarried son Kuzon and Mai's role in [[INeverGotAnyLetters keeping Katara's letters from him]], [[DomesticAbuse beats Mai up]], [[StrawmanHasAPoint dismisses her arguments out of hand]], divorces her and sets out to find Katara. The fact that ''[[DesignatedHero Zuko is supposed to be in the right]]'' goes a long way in showing [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality HIBY's kind of morality]].
* The second paragraph of ''Fanfic/InThisWorldAndTheNext'' talks about the implied (and soon, confirmed) [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] of Hermione Granger by "[[RonTheDeathEater Ronald]] [[ObligatorySwearing Fucking]] [[DieForOurShip Weasley]]," then the third has a fairly hasty and acrimonious off-screen breakup of Harry and Ginny. [[FromBadToWorse This is only the tip of the iceberg]], but it does go to show how far the author's willing to go to set up Harry and Hermione, including time travel.
* In the Series/SesameStreet fanfic "Lessons Learned on Sesame Street", the nature of the fic becomes apparent very early on when Maria starts masturbating upon waking up. As one DramaticReading found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbrjUNDdiE&feature=relmfu here]] put it:
-->"We're getting right into it! Wow!"
* ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'' establishes its highly illogical and unpredictable plot by having Light's father, who is initially shown to be in America[[note]]The canon series takes place in Japan, so it's obvious that the author is taking liberties with canon[[/note]] with the rest of his family, suddenly turn out to be disguised as Watari, and even more suddenly turn out to [[FakeDefector actually be on L's side]] at the end of the next chapter.
* Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge, in its introductory scene, has a paragraph lampshading the typical descriptions of MarySue characters while describing Marie.
* At the end of the prologue for ''Fanfic/MassEffectHumanRevolution'', [[spoiler:Shepard]] is found murdered. This is not your usual ''Franchise/MassEffect'' crossover, and AnyoneCanDie.
* The horribly misspelled Author's Note leads into Ebony describing herself to the reader, and we know the true nature of ''FanFic/MyImmortal'' from the very start.
* ''Naruto Veangance Revelaitons'' showcases what kind of a fic it is with a brief parenthetical note in the first chapter after describing the main character's hair as being like that of Music/JustinBieber (i dont liek him tho [[ClusterFBomb FUCK HIM]] [[TakeThat HE SUCKS]] [[AuthorTract ALL MODERN MUSIC FUCKING SUCKS]]")
* The sequel to Naruto Veangance Revelaitons, ''New Champion Evangelion'' most effectively showcases its status as a FixFic in [[TheStationsOfTheCanon the equivalent scene to Shinji's first battle]]. Ronan achieves 10,000% synchronization and [[CurbStompBattle curb stomps]] the Angel with minimal damage, all while pointing out Shinji could never do what he did.
* ''Fanfic/{{Overlady}}'' sets the general tone of the story with its very first sentence.
--> This dark and malevolent tale of wickedness begins, as such things do, on a dark and stormy night. Well, no. That's a lie. It was a dark and stormy mid-afternoon. But it was still pretty sinister!
* ''Fanfic/PokemonOpalAndGarnet'''s first moment revolves around a prologue showcasing the [[EurekaMoment invention]] of [[TransformationRay the Devolver,]] before us being introduced to our protagonist, Kaylie Rodgers... [[MoodWhiplash whose father has been dead for 10 years.]] This is ''not'' your regular Pokemon fanfiction, and it clearly shows, diving (albeit in a K+ rated way) into such concepts as death (from cancer, no less!), bullying and prejudice, child abuse, smoking and doing drugs and why it's bad for you, and the controversies of politics, particularly going against [[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump the latest presidential administration]] and bathroom laws regarding the LGBT community.
* The ''FanFic/{{Pokeumans}}'' FanVerse has had several of these from its many stories:
** ''Blinding Desires'' begins with the protagonist [[TortureTechnician being experimented on]] by Pokextinctionists, opening right when they [[EyeScream blinded her]].
** ''Well-Grounded Confidence'': Moe flips out and batters a guy after being accused once too often of being a spy and a freak, highlighting the personal struggle and the level of dealing with his past and other people that the protagonist will have to go through to [[EarnYourHappyEnding earn his happy ending.]]
** ''Ares'': The arrival of Bruno, a FourthWallObserver who dresses like a real-life member Team Rocket Admin, to get the ball rolling on the series' trademark weirdness. It gets stranger from there.
** ''Monster'' ends the very first chapter with the Peter waking up from the experimental procedure to discover the base in ruins and [[KillEmAll everyone]] dead.
** ''Iron Ghosts'': The reporter who started to get a lead on the existence of the Iron Ghosts is murdered by two assassins from the Ghosts at the end of the prologue. This is a VillainProtagonist story, and [[DarkerAndEdgier it is not nice]].
** ''Just Another Story'': The entire first chapter that shows that this story runs on awesome.
** ''Back And Forth'': The first time Para loses control to [[OmnicidalManiac Lyz]] and literally tears a troop of bad guys to pieces. A grave warning that this story is going to have a lot more serious overtones than the author's previous works.
** Sadly, most of the badly-written stories have a badly-written first chapter that sets the tone for the rest of it pretty well.
* The first installment of ''Fanfic/ThePrayerWarriors'' has the protagonist talking with his girlfriend about their plans to rid the world of everyone who doesn't share their religious views, highlighting their mission. They then almost effortlessly defeat and kill [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Grover Underwood]], showing how easily and brutally they deal with their enemies.
* The first chapter of ''Fanfic/RomanceAndTheFateOfEquestria'' brings the Mane Six together in a sleepover party. It sets up the premise of Twilight beginning her studies on ThePowerOfLove, and displays the character dynamics, humor, and sexy but not smutty atmosphere which would permeate the rest of the story. In particular, Applejack's outburst of [[INeedAFreakingDrink "Twilight, where do you keep the liquor?"]] is considered the definitive moment of establishing the story's tone.
* ''Fanfic/TheStalkingZukoSeries'' begins with Katara outlining the purpose of her diary- to keep tabs on Zuko after his HeelFaceTurn so that if he betrays the Gaang again, she won't be surprised. She starts off by listing her observations about Zuko, and despite insisting on referring to him as "Subject" and denying that she'll never be interested in him, [[CovertPervert notes that]] Zuko [[WalkingShirtlessScene looks hot without his shirt on]], and that he "never smiles." This goes to show that the entire series is colored by Katara's perceptions, and her growing (but not yet realized) feelings for Zuko.
* ''Fanfic/{{Suikakasen}}'''s first episode begins with a lighthearted and comical scene similar in tone to [[Manga/TouhouIbarakasenWildAndHornedHermit the source manga]] depicting a fistfight between Yuugi and Suika as their way of [[MundaneMadeAwesome playing rock paper scissors]]... and then it cuts to a flashback of child Kasen starving to death (she gets better) because [[ParentalAbandonment her mother abandoned her in the woods]] with all of the sadness and angst that comes with such a scene being played up as much as possible. One hell of a CerebusRollercoaster coming up!
* ''Fanfic/TheSunSoul'' firmly establishes itself as DarkerAndEdgier from the get-go with Ash coming across several growlithe corpses and nearly dying to a wild pokemon attack in the first chapter. But [[AnyoneCanDie exactly how dark]] the story will be isn't shown until the second chapter when a red Gyarados wipes out Pallet Town and all its inhabitants except Ash, Misty, and Oak.
* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', while technically a ContinuationFic and season 4 of WesternAnimation/YoungJustice quickly establishes what this season is going to be like in the prologue. Why? Because in the very first chapter it features a superhero being murdered ON SCREEN by a ChurchOfEvil, and it was a member of the team as well. This establishes the DarkerAndEdgier (well, relatively speaking) tone this season is going to feature in its StoryArc. So much so, that the next chapter is almost something of a MoodWhiplash when it cuts to the titans fighting killer robots.
