Line #77 MediaNotes/JennyEverywhere


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jenny_everywhere_colour.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:One of the many interpretations of Jenny Everywhere. [[note]](Art by Diana Nock, colours by Aristide Twain.)[[/note]]]]
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4	->''"The character of Jenny Everywhere is available for use by anyone, with only one condition. This paragraph must be included in any publication involving Jenny Everywhere, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed."''
5	-->--The license for Jenny Everywhere
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7	[[http://jennyeverywhere.net/ Jenny Everywhere]] is the world's first open-source fictional character. Although she appears mainly in {{webcomic}}s, Jenny is [[PublicDomainCharacter freely available]] for use in other media, and must remain so.
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9	Jenny has no official website (the closest thing would be [[http://jennyeverywhere.net/about/ The Shifter Archive]]), publication, or {{backstory}}. Jenny has the power to shift between parallel universes, or she exists in every universe, or both. Her appearance varies, but the creator has this as a general description which writers honor to varying degrees:
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11	->''She has short, dark hair. She usually wears aviation goggles on top of her head and a scarf around her neck. Otherwise, she dresses in comfortable clothes. She is average size and has a good body image. She has loads of confidence and charisma. She appears to be Asian or Native American. She has a ready smile.''
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13	Additionally, her common depiction by writers has her as enthusiastic, kind, generally angst-free, and eager for adventure and toast.
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15	Jenny was created by Canadian cartoonist Steven Wintle on the loosely Creator/GrantMorrison-centric counterculture forum [[http://www.barbelith.com/ Barbelith]], where she appeared in a bunch of comics. Eventually interest in her died out there, but she's gone on to appear in many, many other webcomics and stories.
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17	[[folder: Works indexed on TV Tropes which feature Jenny Everywhere]]
18	!!Fan Works
19	* ''Fanfic/ChangeOfPlans''
20	* ''Fanfic/CrownsOfTheKingdom''
21	* ''[[Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanFicInTheWorld Hottie 5: Fifty Shades of Epic]]''
22	* ''Fanfic/TheInfiniteLoops''
23	* ''Fanfic/LeftBeyond'' in which she ends up helping keep Cendrillon safe through the Tribulation and, after another dimensional jaunt that lands her 900 years later in that timeline, being mistaken for an avatar of the goddess Hekate.
24	* ''Fanfic/ShatteredSkiesTheMorningLights'': [[spoiler:Jenny makes a cameo appearance in [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Non-Canonical Lunatic Crack Chapter"]], alongside many other {{Dimensional Traveler}}s.]]
25	* ''[[Fanfic/WednesdayAndTheWeepingAngel Wednesday and the Shifter]]''
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27	!!Literature
28	* ''Website/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids''
29	* ''Literature/TheGenesisOfJennyEverywhere'', an (as yet unfinished) attempt at creating a backstory for one incarnation of Jenny.
30	* ''Literature/GrangefieldPark'' and its companion piece, ''Literature/TheMaybeInvasion''.
31	* ''Literature/TheGodsAreBastards''
32	* ''Literature/TheISOTdHouseOneWomanGoesFrom2012To1952'': And her EvilCounterpart, as well.
33	* ''Literature/NotQuiteATreasureChest''
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35	!!Webcomics
36	* ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'' [[http://www.arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/3374.htm here]].
37	* ''Webcomic/TheBarePit''
38	* ''Webcomic/TheCrossoverlord''
39	* ''Webcomic/{{Crossoverkill}}''
40	* ''Webcomic/TheEasyBreather''
41	* ''[[Webcomic/HeroesUnite Heroes Alliance]]''
42	* ''Webcomic/IMHip''
43	* ''[[http://quarktime.net Jenny Everywhere's Infinite: Quark Time]]''
44	* ''Webcomic/JennyAndTheMultiverse''
45	* ''Webcomic/KazasMateGwenna'': [[http://kaza-and-gwenna.webcomic.ws/comics/102/ Shows up to meet her contractual obligations, then leaves before she'd have to join the main cast.]]
46	* ''Webcomic/LifeAndDeath''
47	* ''Webcomic/LightningMadeOfOwls'' ([[http://www.mezzacotta.net/owls/?comic=323 here]])
48	* ''Webcomic/ScandalSheet''
49	* ''Webcomic/SheltervilleShuffle'': [[http://sheltervilleshuffle.thecomicseries.com/comics/11 Vouches for the wayward tricksters to the Shelterville Sheriff]], then shows up later to [[http://sheltervilleshuffle.thecomicseries.com/comics/82 give them a ride out of town]].
50	* ''[[http://alaxr274.deviantart.com/gallery/36864527 Super Milestone Wars 2]]''
51	* ''Webcomic/TalesToBehold'': She has made several guest appearances, often in crowd scenes.
52	* ''Webcomic/TimesLikeThis'': Two appearances.
53	** [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/comic/73 She's at a nightclub]] talking trash about her [[Music/TommyTutone ex-boyfriend]]... a guy who plans to exact revenge for the breakup by [[JennysNumber making a song out of her phone number]]. Yes, she's ''that'' Jenny.
54	** She's now [[http://www.timeslikethis.com/comic/344 got a revenue stream]], thanks to Cassie {{Retcon}}ning her into becoming one of the founders of Jenn-Air.
55	* ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'': Scarlet Weather Archive in Japanese Red
56	* ''Webcomic/UnionOfHeroes''
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58	!!Web Video
59	* ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'': Jenny makes a cameo as one of the contestants in the 1,049th [[TournamentArc Contest of Champions]], same as Linkara, although only in the form of her name seen climbing through the brackets.
60	[[/folder]]
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62	!!Tropes:
63	* AllianceOfAlternates: Jenny Everywhere occasionally meets up with her parallel selves, sometimes to help a particular Jenny with a tight situation, and other times just to hang out.
64	* AllLovingHero: Sometimes {{Downplayed\|Trope}} DependingOnTheWriter, but Jenny's multiversal perspective means that for any given enemy she encounters, there's a universe out there where they're her best friend. As a result, she is often depicted as having little to no personal animosity toward her enemies, and wanting to redeem them if possible. This does not mean she will flinch at [[NecessarilyEvil doing what is necessary if that's not an option]], mind you.
65	* AlternateSelf: Jenny's primary characteristic is to have an infinite number of them in every possible reality, all of whom have a mind-link to her and share her name. Additionally, there are various "variations" on the core concept of Jenny, such as [[EvilCounterpart Jenny Nowhere]].
66	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her creator merely says that "she appears to be Asian or Native American".
67	* AuthorAppeal: Naturally, different versions of Jenny tend to reflect their interests. In some of the Barbelith stories, she spent a lot of time clubbing and obsessing over music. In the nudist webcomic ''[[http://loxieandzoot.comicgenesis.com/d/20040510.html Loxie and Zoot]]''[=/=]''Webcomic/TheBarePit'', she gets naked a lot. In ''[[http://easybreather.comicgenesis.com/d/20080519.html The Easy Breather]]'', she inspires Samantha by showing her a DVD.
68	* BlackCloak: Worn by Jenny Nowhere to disguise her identity in ''Webcomic/TalesToBehold'' in her guise as "Evil Cloak".
69	* CainAndAbel: DependingOnTheWriter, Jenny's archenemy Jenny Nowhere is sometimes her older sister.
70	* ChessWithDeath: Played a very ''Film/TheSeventhSeal''-esque game for her soul with the Grim Reaper in the online short ''Mitigating Circumstances'', and won.
71	* DependingOnTheArtist: Jenny's specific appearance is deliberately vague so as to give freedom to creators to draw her how they want, so in addition to every artist's varying art styles, each interpretation is going to be at least slightly different from another.
72	* DependingOnTheWriter: Actively encouraged; the nature of Jenny's character means that her various incarnations often vary wildly between stories, though her base personality stays generally true to the brief, by and large. This even goes for the nature of her powers. The same variability is also given by the original brief for Jenny's EvilCounterpart, Jenny Nowhere, as ''part of the character' core concept'': "in each universe there's a Jenny Everywhere who's recognizably Jenny Everywhere in name, character and appearance... and somewhere in each universe there's a Jenny Nowhere who's recognizably Jenny Nowhere InNameOnly."
73	* DimensionalTraveler: Jenny has the ability to "shift" between universes, hence her nickname.
74	* EvilCounterpart: Jenny Nowhere, as described above, has many counterparts and variations of her own, but her primary description is as a living antithesis of Jenny Everywhere who shares name and powers.
75	* EvilWearsBlack: Jenny's EvilCounterpart Jenny Nowhere is usually depicted as wearing all-black, whether that be a figure-hugging black catsuit, a black [[BadassInANiceSuit tux]], a black skirt and tank top, or (in her guise as “[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Evil Cloak]]” in ''Webcomic/TalesToBehold'') a plain old hooded BlackCloak.
76	* ExtremeOmnisexual: Jenny has often been shown to have romantic relationships with non-humanoid alien beings (starting in [[https://jennyeverywhere.fandom.com/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_(comic_story) one of her earliest comics]]) as well as with humans of various genders. Somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] inasmuch that Jenny is not as especially ''[[ReallyGetsAround promiscuous]]''; indeed, whether her relationships with the more {{Squick}}y aliens are sexual in nature, or asexual romances, is left ambiguous.
77	* FaceHeelTurn: The first Jenny ever to become cut off from the telepathic network of Jennies changed her name to [[EvilCounterpart Jenny Nowhere]] as part of her FaceHeelTurn.
78	* FamilialBodySnatcher: A rare benevolent variant occurs in [[https://scott-sanford.dreamwidth.org/49941.html one]] of Scott Sanford's stories, where it is mentioned that one incarnation of Jenny's daughter herself turned out to be an incarnation of Jenny. She only started to be able to tap into the hive-mind's memory when she was fourteen, by which time the mother-Jenny had died on an adventure. This allowed the daughter to gain insights into he mother's life, and pick up where she left off using tools her mother left her, which she now remembered how to use.
79	* FlashSideways: Jenny has the ability to share thoughts and memories with her alternate selves.
80	* GenderBender: Male incarnations of Jenny tend to go by "Johnny Everywhere" or "Jerry Everywhere".
81	* GenkiGirl: No what version of her, Jenny is always described as excitable, carefree, and fun-loving.
82	* GogglesDoNothing: In most cases, Jenny's aviator goggles are just for show. One story hints that she inherited her from her mother, who was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart an aviator]].
83	* HangingUpOnTheGrimReaper: Boiled down to its bare essentials in the 'flash fiction' snippet ''[[https://thejennyeverywhereproject.tumblr.com/post/97845420612/memento-mori Memento Mori]]''.
84	-->"It's too late," said Death.\
85	\
86	"No it isn't," answered Jenny.
87	* InterpretativeCharacter: Pretty much her entire shtick. Aside from certain traits in appearance and personality, Jenny Everywhere exists to ''be'' an InterpretativeCharacter and [[PublicDomainCharacter used by any artist for their use]].
88	* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Jenny verges on this sometimes, sometimes its {{Downplayed\|trope}} and sometimes those traits are {{Flanderized}} DependingOnTheArtist.
89	* MeaningfulName: She is supposed to exist in all possible realities, and is thus pretty much "everywhere". Her power to "shift" between realities gives her the title/nickname "The Shifter".
90	* MirrorSelf: DependingOnTheWriter, Jenny Nowhere may or may not in fact be an alternate version of Jenny who atypically "went bad" and was cut off from the telepathic network of Jennies (not necessarily in that order). Wherever she came from, she has many traits of a classic Mirror Self: she has all of Jenny's powers and none of the compassion. She is often depicted as being dressed in all black, appearing as a statuesque, white, blond-haired woman to Everywhere's chubby, dark-haired Asian self (although other Nowheres look just like Everywhere with an EvilCostumeSwitch).
91	* MultipleChoicePast: Any individual incarnation of Jenny might have her own origin story and ancestry. Additionally, [[DependingOnTheWriter there is no real agreement]] on how Jenny Everywhere ''as a whole'' came to be, with many stories hinting at different answers or non-answers. ''[[https://jennyeverywhere.fandom.com/wiki/The_Secret_Origin_of_Jenny_Everywhere_(comic_story) The Secret Origin of Jenny Everywhere]]'' highlights this by providing a completely straightforward origin story for Jenny's multi-dimensional nature, only for the last page to reveal it was an [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe comic-book]] based on Jenny's fame, which the real Jenny is only "sorta" accurate.
92	* ObviousCrossoverMethod: Since Jenny is defined by the gimmick that there is a version of her in ''every'' reality, it is part of the premise itself that she supposedly ''already'' exists in whatever fictional universe you want to write about — ''just'' off-screen… And that's before you go into the fact that most versions of Jenny are [[DimensionalTraveler Dimensional Travelers]] who can leave their home reality at will to explore TheMultiverse.
93	* OurArchonsAreDifferent: In ''[[https://jennyeverywhere.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hermetic_Garbage_of_Jenny_Everywhere_(novel) The Hermetic Garbage of Jenny Everywhere]]'', the Archons of the Redoubt are a group of former time- and dimension-travellers who have retired from individual adventuring, and dwell in a fortress at the End of Time, from which they oversee threats to the stability of the cosmos. Jenny's own mother is one; formerly Captain Amelia Midnight of the hypership ''Zephyrus'', she is now addressed as "Amelia, Archon Midnight".
94	* {{Polyamory}}: Jenny is frequently shown maintaining romantic relationships with several individuals (of various genders and species) simultaneously, in different dimensions.
95	* PluckyGirl: While her personality may shift from interpretation to interpretation, many versions of Jenny are described as happy-go-lucky, enthusiastic, and fun.
96	* PublicDomainCharacter: Jenny was specifically created to be used by everyone and anyone.
97	* ScarfOfAsskicking: Along with the goggles, it's a part of her stock outfit adding to aviator theme she appears have going.
98	* SirCameosALot: Jenny Everywhere is a PublicDomainCharacter who doesn't even have an original "canon", so her cameos and crossover appearances definitely outnumber the stories where she's a star.
99	* TakeAwayTheirName: One of the attributes of [[https://jennyeverywhere.fandom.com/wiki/Jenny_Nowhere "Jenny Nowhere"]] — she "lost" her name ages ago in mysterious circumstances, and it remains a sore subject with her. The title of "Jenny Nowhere" simply emphasises her EvilCounterpart nature to Jenny Everywhere, but it's not actually her name.
100	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Jenny often mentions a love of toast as one of her core character quirks when introducing herself.
101	* UnsoundEffect: The sound of Jenny's shifting is sometimes rendered as simply "''Shift!''", although it's also been ascribed a variety of more conventional sound effects, including "''Womph''", "''Fzzzz''" and "''Splink''".
102	* VillainousCrush: In King Francis Petty's stories, Jenny Nowhere has a one-sided crush on Everywhere and is principally motivated by trying to get Jenny to reciprocate (in extremely convoluted, destructive ways).
103	* WalkingTheEarth: Jenny goes wherever the wind takes her, sometimes even through TheMultiverse depending on the interpretation.
104	* WeirdnessMagnet: Something interesting always seems to happen wherever Jenny arrives.

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