Original Flavor

Said of a Fanfiction that attempts to emulate the tone, atmosphere and style of South Park as closely as possible. The goal of the Original Flavor fic is to seem as though Matt and Trey themselves could have thought it up. Even if it heads off into previously unknown and unexplored territory for South Park, the story will emphasize the use of existing gimmicks and devices rather that introducing totally foreign ones.
If you are writing an original flavor fic, you don't introduce or kill core characters, revise continuity, or do anything that is non-canon beyond the events of your story.
Note that in the South Parkfandoms, it is easier to write in Original Flavor than others, due to the show's looser story arcs and distinctive style of writing and/or dialogue. These are particularly easy elements to imitate.
Original Flavor has been the direct polar opposite of most other fanfiction types at one time or another. Because of the widespread prevalence of labyrinthine Fix Fic, our old friend Mary Sue, and florid Shipping, Original Flavor can be incredibly rare. Fun is also found in a self-imposed challenge to see how far a writer can go out of the lines without technically deviating from "canon", without becoming an overt Alternate Universe.
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