Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction

Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction is an essay about tropes in Blake's 7 fanfiction by Sue Clerc and other members of the Lysator mailing list. Compilation started in 1993. It was posted to Lysator and archived at Sue's fansite, Adrenaline and Soma Powered Blake's 7 Pages.
==Contributors==
Sue Clerc is the main author, but there are also contributions from Kathryn Andersen, Sandra Ballasch, Lorna B., Lynn Cherny, Micky Dupree, Susan Hill, Sandra Kisner, Michelle Moyer, Natalie Nussey, Judith Proctor, Betsy Ramsey, Leah Rosenthal, Sondra Sweigman, Susan Beth, Agnes Tomorrow, Frances Teagle & Nicole Vifian.
==Tropes==
===One (or so) Shot Wonders===
[C]haracters, events, and things seen or referred to only once in the series but overwhelmingly popular in fan fiction.Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART I. One (or so) Shot Wonders: (accessed 24 September 2015)
*One-off characters including Del Grant, Avalon, Tynus, Anna Grant, Carnell, Dorian & Blake's clone
*The events of the episodes 'Star One', 'Terminal', 'Orbit' & 'Blake'
*The Domes setting
*Crystals
===The Class System===
The Federation's Alpha-Delta class system plays a greater role in fan fic than in the aired series. In the series it is mentioned in 7 episodes... --frequently only in passing, yet it is ubiquitous in fan fic.Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART II. The Class System: (accessed 24 September 2015)
*Avon as an Alpha
*Class of other characters: Gan, Jenna, Tarrant, Travis, Servalan
*Vila's accent
*First names vs surnames
===Crime and Punishment===
*Blake's child molestation charges
*Avon's two canonical bank frauds were the same event
*Vila was raped in prisonRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART III. Crime and Punishment: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===A Loaf of Bread, a Jug of Lime Kool-Aid, and Thou===
*Avon and ice cream
*Avon the connoisseur
*Blake the nature lover
*Alcohol consumption: Blake & Vila
*Other habits: Blake gnawing his finger, Avon's 'Well, now'
*Scents: Avon, Vila, Blake
*Rooms: Avon, Blake, VilaRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART IV. A. A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Lime Koolaid, and Thou...: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Suffering and Sleep Disorders===
*Avon has allergies, back problems, insomnia, migraines
*Avon is haunted
*Nightmares: Avon & Blake
*Vila sleeps with a light onRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART V. Suffering and Sleep Disorders (Alternate title: Avon Suffers Beautifully): (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Headgames===
*Manipulation & domination: especially in Blake/Avon slash
*Mental programming/conditioning: especially to explain Gauda Prime
*Puppeteers & psychostrategists 
*Cally was in an Auron death trance in 'Terminal'
*Avon is telepathic or empathetic
*Madness: Blake, AvonRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART VI. Headgames: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Getting to Know You===
*Previous careers: Avon the comp tech, Blake the engineer
*Perfect Avon, and the related Avon & Orac Save the Universe
*Evil Avon
*Avon has a privacy fetish, or an aversion to physical contact
*Avon never lies
*Welsh Blake
*Wise, serene Cally
*Dayna is loyal to Avon
*Jenna the bitch, especially in slash
*Soolin as female-Avon
*Tarrant bashing
*Vila the wise fool or the hero in hiding
*Vila is a good cookRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART VII. Getting to Know You: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Main Events===
*Destroying Star One is wrong
*Cally didn't die on Terminal
*'Orbit' aftermath, especially absolving Avon
*Gauda Prime & post-Gauda Prime scenarios:
**Absolving Avon from shooting Blake, often by victim blaming
**Escape scenarios, where Avon &/or others survive
**Blake's followers distrust Avon
**Blake's followers are inferior to the Scorpio crewRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART VIII: Main Events: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Friends and Lovers, Kinks and Consequences===
*Jenna & Soolin are sisters
*Avon has a child by Servalan, Anna or Meegat
*Blake's clone & Rashel have several children
*Vila & Kerril have a child
*Vila & Avon knew each other pre-Way Back
*Common pairings: 
**Avon: Avon is paired with every possible character including Orac.Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART IX. Friends and Lovers, Kinks and Consequences: (accessed 25 September 2015) Blake/Avon & Avon/Vila are the most common slash; also Avon/Tarrant, Avon/Travis, Avon/Tynus. In het, Avon/Anna, Avon/Cally, Avon/Dayna, Avon/Jenna, Avon/Servalan, Avon/Soolin
**Blake: Blake/Cally is the most common het; also Blake/Jenna. Blake/Avon is the most common slash; also Blake/Travis
**Vila: Avon/Vila is the most common slash; also Gan/Vila. Vila/Cally & Vila/Soolin are the most common het
**Tarrant: Avon/Tarrant & Tarrant/Vila are the most common. Tarrant/Dayna & other crew females, Tarrant/Servalan, Tarrant/Zeeona & Tarrant/OFC are less popular than slash. Tarrant/Jarvik and Tarrant/Travis are rare slash pairings
**Other: Jenna/Travis
*Beautiful Avon
*Emotionally withdrawn Avon
*Possessive Avon: mainly in slash
*Avon's nipples: sensitive or pierced
*Gentleness during sex: Avon & Blake
*Blake is hung like a horse & has remarkable stamina
*Blake can't remember sex in general or former partners
*Virgin Cally 
*Deltas are used for sex
*Vila has nimble fingers
===Words and Phrases===
*Used in fanfiction but not in canon: mindwipe, 'Oh, gods', holos, fresher (for shower)Recurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART X. Words, phrases, and exclamations: (accessed 24 September 2015)
===Miscellaneous===
*Arthurian or Celtic themes
*Shakespeare & classical allusions
*Blake & ducks: mainly in Bizarro zines
*Folklore creatures: ghosts, vampires, elves, dragons, unicorns
*Orac's key: searched for in PGPs
*TarotRecurring Themes in Blake's 7 Fan Fiction: PART XI. Miscellaneous: (accessed 25 September 2015)
==References==
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