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"I swear to God, my life was normal once."
John Diggle in Salvation Run, unknowingly speaking for a lot of people across the Multiverse

Infinity Crisis by Michael Weyer is a story that was originally published between May 5th and July 3rd, 2018. It would end up being the first of a crossover fanfiction series. Infinity Crisis originally started out as a crossover between the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Arrowverse (with the heroes of the DC Extended Universe serving as Big Damn Heroes during the final battle), it quickly grew to become a collaborative Massive Multiplayer Crossover involving dozens and dozens of franchises, with other authors starting to do their own spin-offs based on the setting (with Weyer' benediction).

You all know the story, by this point. Thanos, a being from the planet Titan obsessed with the concept of bringing his own idea of "balance" to the universe, attacks Earth and has to face the Avengers in his quest to find the Infinity Stones, having spent years using other villains as his minions. Despite the heroes' best efforts, they ultimately fail, and Thanos manages to wipe out half of the population of Earth-199999. They would ultimately undo his efforts, but at great cost.

Infinity Crisis doesn't tell this story at all. Or, at least, not the last part. In this story, instead of destroying half of the population of the MCU, Thanos's use of the Infinity Gauntlet somehow wiped out half of the entire Multiverse, breaking down the walls between dimensions and bringing it to the attention of several cosmic beings. Contacted by the Phantom Stranger to explain the situation, Team Arrow, Team Flash, the Legends of Tomorrow, as well as Supergirl and Alex Danvers are directed to Earth-199999, to offer their assistance in challenging Thanos, to either restore those who have died or kill the Mad Titan to avenge their deaths.

However (something that is shown in the spin-offs and follow-up stories), Thanos will quickly prove himself to be far from the very last threat that needs to be fought. Not only are there the usual criminals and supervillains still being up to no good, but the Multiverse also starts to become a major source of interest for several people, who conspire in the shadows in order to reach their goals without any meddling. Including beings coming directly from behind the Fourth Wall...

Many of the stories can be found in this community. The original author has also uploaded the core fics to Archive of Our Own here and, since March 2024, the series has its official Wiki.

Subsequent spin-offs so far are listed below:

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    Spin-offs by Michael Weyer 
  • Of Kryptonians and Queens, focuses on the revelation that Lena Luthor is actually Morgan Le Fay. (Completed)
  • Gamma Relations, where Bruce Banner's reunion with his cousin Jennifer Walters and his old friend Hank McCoy sees the three beings captured by a trio of twisted scientists. This story also introduces the Filmverse X-Men to the MCU. (Completed)
  • New Charges shows Black Lightning becoming a mentor to both Miles Morales and Static Shock. (Completed)
  • Different Strokes depicts Team Arrow joining forces with Slade Wilson and Helena Bertinelli to hunt a displaced alternate version of Slade. (Completed)
  • Taking Flight (And Fights) features Wolverine fighting Alpha Flight, a cameo from Deadpool, and introduces the Fantastic Four into the MCU. (Completed)
  • Legacy of Lightning looks at the two Barry Allens' alliance against the Thinker and 'Barry-Red' giving a few pointers to his counterpart, with the aid of Jay and Jesse, before rescuing Smallville's Bart Allen. (Completed)
  • Powers and Marvels is a loose adaptation of Justice League/Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. This story introduces Power Rangers to the multiverse, with Lord Zedd travelling to Earth-199999 to try and claim the source of the 'Dusting' while the Rangers follow to stop him, leading to Zedd and Rita joining forces with the true Mandarin. (Completed)
  • In Hand and Foot adds the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the multiverse. After the Turtles and the Foot are accidentally transferred to the MCU once the Dusting has been undone, they join forces with the Defenders to stop the Foot triggering a gang war among the Hand- now led by the Gorgon- and Fisk. Chapter 4 also introduces the Gargoyles. (Completed)
  • Counterpart Conferences, which not only explores Lucifer's reaction to these events, but also establishes that Doctor Who is another world in the multiverse. (Completed)
    • A second chapter adds variations of Thundercats 1985, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) and She-Ra: Princess of Power to the multiverse.
    • The third chapter references the DC Animated Universe in particular, as well as various Marvel shows and a few other DC media adaptations.
    • The fifth chapter brings together G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and The Transformers.
    • The sixth chapter adds Once Upon a Time, Frozen (2013), Wicked, Descendants, and Maleficent, as well as making references to Snow White & the Huntsman.
    • The seventh chapter features an appearance of Earth-2005 (The Dark Knight Trilogy), and continues expanding on the DCAU elements from Chapter 3, as well as a confrontation with the Earth-99 Bruce Wayne from Crisis on Infinite Earths.
    • Chapter 8 sees Morgana try to claim Excalibur by taking control of the Stargirls of Earth-1, Earth-2 and Earth-167, requiring Nimue (Cursed (2020)) to help Merlin.
    • Chapter 9 focuses on various Gotham-related developments; Bruce Wayne of Earth-1 announces that he is Batman's financial backer, but on other Earths, the Harley Quinns are trying to help each other, the Poison Ivys are making plans, and the Catwomen are preparing for some big future heist...
    • Chapter 10 introduces characters from The Sandman (2022), the 2011 Wonder Woman pilot, and both versions of Charmed.
    • Chapter 11 sees various Supermen from the Multiverse being plucked out of their timelines by Mr. Mxyzptlk in order to give them a presentation about various threats. We also see the return of Team Arrow, who briefly faces a certain immortal ex-Time Agent who happens to look a lot like a former foe of theirs, as well as Michael Weyer's author avatar.
    • Chapter 12 serves as a sequel of Chapter 2 and brings Maria Rambeau among the conflict between Eternia & the forces of Skeletor.
  • Tomorrow's Guardians reunites the Legends of Tomorrow and the Guardians of the Galaxy when they collide in a wormhole and arrive in orbit of a planet in the far future...specifically in the timeline of The Orville. (Ongoing)
  • Sins, Sirens and Strife, which sees the Justice League of Earth-51 being attacked by the Enchantress and Bane at a diplomatic function, Amora then forming an alliance with Circe with a brainwashed Balder as her henchman. The second chapter also incorporates elements from SHAZAM! (2019), while the final chapter references Earth-1937 (Once Upon a Time) and Earth-1933 (MonsterVerse). (Completed)
  • Distant Cousins has Black Widow and Captain Marvel unintentionally travel to Earth-38 through a dimensional rift, which results in them getting caught up in Lex Luthor's return as he attacks Lena, brings Astra back to life, and plans to unleash Doomsday. Chapter 4 also introduces Ghost-Spider as a native of Earth-38. (Completed)
  • Justice Like Lightning, which officially introduces the Thunderbolts to Earth-199999. (Completed)
  • Brothers of Thunder establishes that the events of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes take place on Earth-8096. (Completed)
  • Women of Wonder features the Wonder Woman of Earth-1992 appearing on Earth-76, where she meets Lynda Carter's Diana along with The Bionic Woman. (Ongoing)
  • Salvation Run sees Team Arrow and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. join forces to investigate a group of Skrulls that fled to Earth-1, which also introduces Mia. (Completed)
  • Generation Gaps looks at some details introduced in the Disney+ shows, including Isaiah Bradley and John Walker, as well as foreshadowing other future developments. (Completed)
  • Celestial Navigation introduces the Eternals, Kate Bishop and Namor the Sub-Mariner, as well as hints at the coming of the Silver Surfer & Galactus. (Ongoing)
  • Road Trip: Storybrooke serves to continue Kate and Yelena's storyline from Celestial Navigation as a fluke dimensional displacement brings Bo, Kenzi (Lost Girl), Wynnona, Waverly, Nicola (Wynonna Earp) and America Chavez to Storybrooke, where Amora is now mayor and Agatha Harkness has infiltrated the town. Later chapters would introduce Wednesday Addams, Enid Sinclair and Thing, and the Sanderson Sisters. (Ongoing)
  • Not So Super Strides is a one-shot that expands the setting on Earth-38. (Complete)
  • Cleaning Duties is a one-shot that shows Weyer' fictional self introducing new worlds and using his powers to do, well, Exactly What It Says on the Tin. It also introduces elements from Gotham Knights (2023), Uncharted, Tomb Raider, The Legend of Zelda, and The Stand. (Complete)

    Spin-offs by Other Authors 

Infinity Crisis and its spin-offs contain examples of:

WARNING: Due to the sheer size of this article, its list of tropes had to be split into several pages. The tropes for Infinity Crisis can be viewed in the following pages:


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