History Main / FanSequel

* ''VideoGame/FalloutNevada'' acts as a Fan Prequel to ''[[VideoGame/Fallout1 Fallout 1]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/Fallout2 2]]'', set two decades before 1 and in an area that partly overlaps with 2, prominently featuring Vault City and New Reno in their early days[[note]]it also features Vegas, but the mod is old enough that Vegas was conceptualised and development on it begun before ''New Vegas'' released, resulting in the version of it in ''Nevada'' being inconsistent with the canon history established in ''New Vegas''[[/note]]. The Master's agents have begun to spread through the Wasteland, you encounter several references to Richard Grey/Moreau[[note]]the mod goes with the Fallout Bible's notion that Richard Grey changed his name when leaving Vault City and used to be Richard Moreau[[/note]], the Master's human identity, and the main plot involves [[spoiler: the Enclave's early mainland operations]]. The first draft of the main plot would have made it even more of a prequel to 1 specifically, as it involved a hunt for Richard Moreau ending on your character's defeat to the not-yet transformed Richard, but this was abandoned during early development[[note]]though the tutorial is an artifact of this, which is why it ends on Moreau fleeing Vault City[[/note]].

* ''WebVideo/BackstrokeOfTheWest,'' the infamous TranslationTrainWreck of Film/RevengeOfTheSith, has ''six'' of these (two of them technically being Fan Prequels) in the form of ''WebOriginal/TheStarWarGatherings.'' [[https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDubGathers/ Their creator is planning to turn at least]] the Film/ANewHope translation into a GagDub, [[MindScrew which would make it a Gag Dub Fan Sequal to a Gag Dub to a bootleg of a movie which was originally a Prequel to it. Confused yet?]]

* Since ''[[Music/{{Animusic}} Animusic 3]]'' became {{Vaporwave}}, many "Fanimusic" videos of computer-animated music have been made. It's common for people to create a remix based on the "Pipe Dream" set, since it is the breakout hit and received an official sequel in the form of "Pipe Dream 2". Examples of such fan videos include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEJeV6b1sF8 "Fan-Made Pipe Dream"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IzmAyVuack "Pipe Dream Redux"]].

* "VisualNovel/ItLivesWithin", a fanmade third entry in the "VisualNovel/ItLives" series made when its developers decided to cancel the trilogy. It takes place after the first two entries and ties up many threads left, continuing the stories of existing characters while telling its own.

* ''Film/{{Black Panther|2018}}'' got not one, but two sequel movies (titled ''Wakanda Forever'') made by UsefulNotes/{{Nollywood}} a month after being released.

* The Platform/Atari5200 had a few of these in the form of homebrews: ''Adventure II'', which is the sequel to the UsefulNotes/Atari2600 game ''VideoGame/{{Adventure}}'', along with ''Combat 2 Advanced'' (''VideoGame/{{Combat|Atari2600}}'') and ''Haunted House 3D'' (''VideoGame/HauntedHouse'').

* ''VideoGame/MegaManTheWilyWars'' has a work-in-progress sequel called ''Mega Man: The Sequel Wars'' that doubles as a FanRemake, aiming to remake ''VideoGame/MegaMan4'', ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'', and ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'', as well as provide a new EX mode for all three games, all while running on the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis like it's predecessor. The ''Mega Man 4'' section of the remake was released May 2023.

* ''VideoGame/ClayFighterInfiniteClayfare'' is a ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' fangame that continues what was left in the ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' games for UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 and added content from the two first games for the UsefulNotes/{{SNES}}, also being a fan version of the cancelled 2016 ''[=ClayFighter=]'' game that was supposed to be a kind of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatTrilogy'' for this game series. Also, as additional content, added ''M.U.G.E.N.'''s SeriesMascot Kung Fu Man as a GuestFighter.

* ''VideoGame/Kura5BondsOfTheUndying'' is a follow-up to the {{VideoGame/Boktai}} series. While drafted as sequel to ''Boktai 3'', it takes some ideas and inspiration from the alternate timeline introduced in ''Lunar Knights''.

* ''VideoGame/Kura5BondsOfTheUndying'' is a follow-up to the {{Boktai}} series. While drafted as sequel to ''Boktai 3'', it takes some ideas and inspiration from the alternate timeline introduced in ''Lunar Knights''.

* ''[[VideoGame/StarflightTheLostColony StarFlight: The Lost Colony]]'' is a sequel to the 80s games ''VideoGame/StarFlight''.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In August 2019, Santiago Reveco Lepe created a {{Fanfic}} on Website/DeviantArt that's called ''Amphibia: After Season 1'', which takes place after the events of Season 1, in which Anne would go on to grow up to be an ActionGirl in UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco. The two sequels followed up from November 17, 2019 to December 12, 2019. The stories would go on to receive three [[AnimatedAdaptation animated adaptations]] made with Website/GoAnimate from November 4, 2019 to January 30, 2020.

But sometimes, a publisher can be persuaded to allow the fan sequel to continue to completion. When this happens, a fan sequel is eventually released. The ones that make it to this point tend to be either very good, as the weak have been culled from the herd by the above barriers, or [[DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible absolutely terrible]], as it's been slapped together quickly and shoved out the door.

* When the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' film series was stuck in DevelopmentHell after the release of ''[[Film/IndianaJonesandtheKingdomoftheCrystalSkull Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', and before the official release of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'', a particular fan project sought to keep the character alive during the interim. ''WebVideo/TheIndianaJonesInterrogations'' is a mini-series currently airing on [=YouTube=] and Vimeo, produced by a small but passionate sect of Indy fans, and starring Jonathan Rogers, previously known for his [[WebVideo/MinnesotaAnthonyReviews Minnesota Anthony]] series. It is pretty unorthodox for a fan film of the character in that it uses a FoundFootage format, but one that is logical to the franchise's world. Each installment is designed to resemble old, damaged interrogation tapes from the 1930s, that depict Indy being brutally questioned while in Nazi custody. Also unorthodox in that it's focus is not on action, but on exploring Indy's psyche, and which includes patching up some of the plot holes presented by the films, concerning his religious beliefs. While it only features one character on camera (Indy), it has a supporting cast of off-screen characters too, and is heavily influenced by the format of the early episodes of WebVideo/TheJokerBlogs.

The reasons why a developer or a publisher decide not to make a sequel are many. Sometimes, they feel that there are not enough loose ends with which to string up a whole new plot. Sometimes, they don't think there is an audience. Sometimes, they are just sick of the franchise. Whatever the reason, all that matters is that there is no official sequel, and that there is a dedicated fanbase.

Those that make it past this stage will be well on track to be hit by [[ScrewedByTheLawyers a cease and desist order]], courtesy of the publisher's legal department. In most cases, the reason cited include is avoiding confusion with possible future official releases. Normally, this is the definite death of a fan sequel. It is a sad but hard fact of life that production must be done in accordance to intellectual property guidelines, through proper connections and channels and regional barriers, and fan works tend to completely ignore the red tape.

But sometimes, a publisher can be persuaded to allow the fan sequel to continue to completion. When this happens, a fan sequel is eventually released. The ones that make it to this point tend to be either very good, as the weak have been culled from the herd by the above barriers, or absolutely terrible, as it's been slapped together quickly and shoved out the door.

See POVSequel for a common kind of literary 'answer' to literary works (though POVSequel also covers official works by the original author), SpiritualSuccessor for an un-official sequel of another kind, {{Continuation}} for the FanFiction variety, and FanRemake for when the fans actually decide to recreate the game itself. Can overlap with RecursiveFanfiction in case the Fan Sequel is made for another FanWork.

* ''[[WebAnimation/WordgirlRewired Wordgirl: REWIRED]'' is a fan sequel to ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl''.

* "[[WebAnimation/WordgirlRewired Wordgirl: REWIRED]]" is a fan sequel to ''WesternAnimation/WordGirl''.

* ''Re: Yin Yang Who?'' starts off by {{Retcon}}ning the finale of ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' and making it darker than the original, thanks to the writer's [[FanonDiscontinuity scorching dislike of the original ending]].

* ''Fanfic/NewTamaran'' is one fan's version of the long-awaited sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''.
* ''Spider-Man: The Search for Mary Jane Watson'' is a fan sequel to ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.
* ''Webcomic/Sea3on'' is a fan-continuation of ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' based around known details for what season 3 was planned to include.

* ''Summer Home'' is one for ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
* While it is also a {{Crossover}} with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Fanfic/Ben10Reincario'' is this, taking a year after ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse''.

* The Platform/Atari5200 had a few of these in the form of homebrews: ''Adventure II'', which is the sequel to the UsefulNotes/Atari2600 game ''VideoGame/{{Adventure}}'', along with ''Combat 2 Advanced'' (''VideoGame/{{Combat}}'') and ''Haunted House 3D'' (''VideoGame/HauntedHouse'').

* The UsefulNotes/Atari5200 had a few of these in the form of homebrews: ''Adventure II'', which is the sequel to the UsefulNotes/Atari2600 game ''VideoGame/{{Adventure}}'', along with ''Combat 2 Advanced'' (''VideoGame/{{Combat}}'') and ''Haunted House 3D'' (''VideoGame/HauntedHouse'').