Fictional universe

A fictional universe is a made up world that is used as the setting for one or (more commonly) many works of fiction. It is often used in books but can be used in any form used to tell a story, for example role-playing games, television or movies. It can be said that every work of fiction makes a world of its own. A fictional universe is used when things in a story become a part either of other stories, or of games or other things.
Fictional universes are most often used in science fiction and fantasy stories but they can be used in any type of fiction. A fictional universe usually has certain things in them that make them different from the real world. These things could affect anything from cities the author created to entire galaxies. In most fictional universes, the laws of physics are different to let things exist which commonly do not, for example, magic or space travel to other planets. Fictional universes may also take place in any time period during the past, present, or future. 
The greatest best perhaps DC and Marvel comics all of time the creators well known characters to life: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider and Blade.
The greatest best perhaps Disney and Warner Bros. all of time the creators well known characters to life: Mickey Mouse universe, Donald Duck universe, Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Toy Story, Disney, Pixar, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.
== Official characters ==
Virtually any company that has been around for a while has a well-known pre-non-un-mascot. Some of those that come most readily to mind, perhaps, are:
* Darth Vader - Star Wars
* Star Trek characters - Star Trek
* Harry Potter (character) - Harry Potter
* Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - Agatha Christie
* Satan or Devil - Hell
* Jesus - Heaven
* Indiana Jones (character) - Indiana Jones
* Mr. Bean (character) - Mr. Bean
* Jack Box - Jack in the Box
* James Bond - James Bond
* The Doctor and Dalek - Doctor Who
* Selene - Underworld
* Aslan - Narnia
* Captain Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean
* Adolf Hitler - Nazi and Germany
* Donald Trump - America, White House and President
* Charlie Chaplin - Charlie Chaplin
* Buster Keaton - Buster Keaton
* Michael Jackson - Michael Jackson
* Laurel and Hardy - Hal Roach Studios and Larry Harmon Pictures
* Superman and Batman - DC Comics
* Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four and other Marvel superheroes - Marvel Comics
* The Sandman - Vertigo 
* Happy Tree Friends - Mondo Media
* Bozo the Clown - Larry Harmon Pictures
* Mario - Nintendo
* Sonic the Hedgehog - Sega
* Mega Man - Capcom
* Pac-Man - Namco
* Santa Claus - Christmas
* Greg, Murray, Anthony and Jeff - The Wiggles
* Thomas the Tank Engine - The Railway Series, Britt Allcroft, Gullane, Mattel and Hit Entertainment
* Smurfs - Peyo
* Katniss - The Hunger Games
* Minions - Despicable Me
* Scrat - Blue Sky Studios
* Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown - Back to the Future
* HAL 9000 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
* Terminator - Terminator
* Alien - Alien
* King Kong - King Kong
* Godzilla - Godzilla
* Frankenstein, Dracula and Universal Classic Monsters - The Novels and Universal Classic Monsters
* Raggedy Ann and Andy - Raggedy Ann
* Noid - Domino's Pizza
* Jollibee - Jollibee
* Cartoon Network characters - Cartoon Network
* Alex, Clover and Sam - Totally Spies!
* Michelin Man - Michelin
* Mr. Peanut - Planters
* Jolly Green Giant - B&G Foods
* Rich Uncle Pennybags - Monopoly
* Mr. Clean - Procter & Gamble
* Poppin' Fresh - Pillsbury
* Quicky - Nesquik
* Coco the Monkey - Coco Pops
* Garfield - Jim Davis
* Snoopy and Charlie Brown - Peanuts
* He-Man - Masters of the Universe
* Lion-O - ThunderCats
* Flash Gordon - Flash Gordon
* Oggy and the Cockroaches - Gaumont and Xilam
* Dennis the Menace and Gnasher - The Beano
* Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes
* Droopy, Wolf and Red - Tex Avery
* Bare-ass Girl - Coppertone Suntan Lotion
* Butler - Ask Jeeves
* Peppa Pig - Peppa Pig
* Campbell Soup Kids - Campbell’s Soup
* Elsie the Cow - Borden’s
* Energizer Bubby - Energizer Batteries
* Hammy The Gobster - Gobster
* Jack in the box - Harvey Comics
* Joe Camel - Camel Cigarettes
* Beavis and Butt-Head - MTV
* Elizabeth "Hetty" Spaghetti - Jollibee Spaghetti
* Josephine the Plumber - Comet Cleaners
* Leo the Lion - MGM
* Snow White - Disney
* Bugs Bunny - Warner Bros.
* Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny - South Park
* Marilyn Monroe - 20th Century Fox (20th Century Studios)
* Planet of the Apes characters - Planet of the Apes
* Tom and Jerry - MGM and Turner
* The Flintstones - Hanna-Barbera
* Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie - The Simpsons
* Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy - Monster Cereals from General Mills
* Kermit the Frog - Jim Henson
* The Cat in the Hat - Dr. Seuss
* Morris the Cat - 9 Lives Cat Food
* Peacock - NBC-TV
* Pegasus - Tri Star
* Redskins - Washington Redpenises
* Sailor Jack and Bingo - Cracker Jack
* Spuds MacKensie - Budweiser
* Eye - CBS
* Gummy Bear (Gummibär) - Gummibär
* Tony the Tiger - Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
* Torch Lady (or Lady Liberty) - Columbia Pictures 
* Toucan Pusball - Kellogg's Fruit Loops
* Betty Crocker - Food products (baking)
* Aunt Jemima - Syrup
* Ronald McDonald - McDonald's
* SpongeBob SquarePants - Nickelodeon
* Rocky and Bullwinkle - Jay Ward
* Kool-Aid Man - Kool-Aid
* M&M's - Mars
* Woody and Buzz Lightyear - Pixar
* Shrek - DreamWorks
* Wallace and Gromit - Aardman Animations
* Care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake - American Greetings
* Hello Kitty - Sanrio
* Goku - Dragon Ball
* Pikachu - Pokémon
* Popeye - King Features
* The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit characters - The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
* The Burger King - Burger King
* Colonel Sanders - KFC
* Annoying Orange - DaneBoe and Annoying Orange
* Angry Birds - Rovio
* Rosie the Waitress - Bounty
* Barry "bang and it's gone" Scott - Cillit Bang
* Useful Awe Girl - Morton Salt
and much more.
== Contents ==
* 1Examples of fictional universes
** 1.1The Star Wars expanded universe
** 1.2The Buffyverse
** 1.3Other examples
* 2Related pages
== Examples of fictional universes[change | change source] ==
There are many examples of fictional universes. They are often used to provide a common theme to many different types of things.
=== The Star Wars expanded universe[change | change source] ===
The Star Wars expanded universe is a fictional universe that was started from the first Star Wars movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1977. Star Wars series created by George Lucas. Darth Vader and other members of the Star Wars universe characters. The movie created a universe full of people and planets with space travel to other worlds, Alien creatures, and a type of magic. Two later movies were made that took place in the same fictional universe the movie created. After that, many books, comic books, and video games were made that created new characters, places and stories all taking place in that same universe. Most of this took place either during the time of the first three movies or created more of the story of the universe as time passed after the story told in the movies ended. Three additional movies were also made that took place in the same universe, but at an earlier period of time. This led to writers creating more stories about the history of the characters and their worlds.
=== The Buffyverse[change | change source] ===
In 1997, writer and director Joss Whedon created a television series called Buffy the Vampire Slayer from a movie he had written several years before. The stories of the television series mainly took place in the fictional town of Sunnydale, California. The series had creature such as vampires and werewolves. It also dealt with magic. Over time, as the series went on and more and more stories were written, it developed into what is called the Buffyverse. While the focus of the main story and its characters was just one town, the events of the story and the rules the universe followed had effects on other towns, parallel worlds, other dimensions, and even other periods of time. Characters from the show were used to make another show, Angel which took place in Los Angeles but still had demons and vampires. The universe has been used in many books as well as several video games. While the series was still being made, several other writers were also making comic books which told stories that took place during the same time of the series. Whedon himself wrote a series of comic books dealing with a vampire slayer named Fray from several hundred years in the future. Whedon is currently writing a new comic which is often nicknamed Season Eight. It tells the stories of what happens to the characters from the series after its seven seasons as a television series.
===Fictional universes===
List of fictional universes
* Disney - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Toy Story and other Disney and Pixar characters
* Warner Bros. - Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies and other Warner Bros. characters
* DC Comics - Superman, Batman, Justice League, Justice Society of America, Teen Titans, L.E.G.I.O.N., Legion of Super-Heroes and Birds of Prey
* Marvel Comics - Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy
* Hanna-Barbera - Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones and other Hanna-Barbera characters
* Lucasfilm - Star Wars and Indiana Jones
* Dragon Ball
* Narnia
* Star Trek
* Doctor Who
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer
* Ghostbusters
and many others.
=== Other examples[change | change source] ===
Nearly every type of fiction has its own created universe. Many of these examples started in one category and now exist in many of them. For example, Harry Potter started out as a series of books then moved to movies and then video games.
; Movies and television
* Back to the Future - Time travel
* Star Trek - Space travel and futuristic technology
* Alien - Aliens and space travel
; Video games
Grand Theft Auto - Fictional cities that are analogous to each other such as Liberty City to New York City or Los Santos to Los Angeles
* Final Fantasy - Fantasy creatures and magic
* Resident Evil - Zombies and other creatures
* The Warcraft series and World of Warcraft - Fantasy creatures and magic
; Books
* Harry Potter - Magic
* Middle-earth - artificial myth, fantasy creatures
* The Marvel Universe used in Marvel Comics - super-human powers such as flying, aliens, magic, technology
; Role-playing games
* Forgotten Realms - Fantasy creatures and magic
* Dragonlance - Dragons and magic
; Locations
* Batman comics - Gotham City
* Superman comics - Metropolis
* Wonder Woman comics - Themyscira
* The Simpsons show - Springfield
* Futurama show - New New York City
* Mickey Mouse universe - Mouston
* Donald Duck universe - Duckburg
* The Flintstones show - Bedrock
* SpongeBob SquarePants show - Bikini Bottom
* Arthur show - Elmwood City, Crown City
* Chowder show - Marzipan City
* Adventure Time show - The Candy Kingdom
===See also===
* Animation - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, Toy Story, Tex Avery, Wallace and Gromit and other animation characters
* Comics - Superman, Batman and other comics characters
* Video Game - Super Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Pac-Man, Mega Man and other video game characters
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