SMPRonpa

SMPRonpa: Survival of the FittestLOST SMPLIVE FANFICTION (SMPRonpa) (Accessed 7/10/2023), more commonly known by its shorthand title SMPRonpa, was a popular and infamous SMPLive fanfiction that placed the server's members in a Danganronpa style killing game. It was controversial for its more gory elements, and was one of the driving factors behind the SMPLive Serious Stream. For years, it was considered a piece of lost media. As of January 5, 2024, it has been found in full after a three-year-long search.Post about the fic being found (Accessed 1/5/2024)
== Plot ==
SMPRonpa focuses on cscoop as the protagonist, and follows Danganronpa's formula closely. Players must kill another and get away with it if they wish to leave the convention hall they have been trapped in. Each time a dead body is found, a trial is held where players try to figure out who the culprit is. The trial portions use a chatlog style format. The fanfiction was very likely inspired by MangoKiwi's Dangan Ronpa Minecraft, a much older Team Crafted Danganronpa fic that was also popular on Wattpad.
=== Characters ===
The fic features the following charactersSMPRonpa's page on SMPtwt Wiki (archived) (Accessed 7/10/2023):
* CallMeCarson, Ultimate Comedian
* cscoop, Ultimate Skateboarder
* Traves, Ultimate ???
* Ted Nivison, Ultimate Commentator
* Jschlatt, Ultimate Businessman
* ConnorEatsPants, Ultimate Business Associate
* IAmTy, Ultimate Intern
* ToxxxicSupport (Angel), Ultimate Gamer Girl
* Pokay, Ultimate Editor
* Sneegsnag, Ultimate PVPer
* Technoblade, Ultimate Hitman
* YoItsGold, Ultimate Zoologist
* Wilbur Soot, Ultimate Musician
* Slimecicle (Charlie), Ultimate Punmaster
* Altrive, Ultimate Pacifist
* Krinios (Ryan), Ultimate Construction Planner
* Joko (minor)
* Hugbox (mentioned)
Note: Travis does not know his ultimate title in the fic itself.
== Creator Reactions ==
Most streamers involved tended to have a positive or neutral response to the fic when discussing it, or made jokes about it. conarcoin on Tumblr made a post compiling creator reactions to the fic. Technoblade in particular had liked fanart of the fic on Twitter.
Some creators were actively reading and tweeting about the fic.
== Controversy ==
SMPRonpa found controversy due to its violent and gory plot, primarily among fans, and especially among Tumblr fans.
Some fans disagreed with these concerns, saying that the SMPLive members were adults and could speak for themselves.
Another argument was that the fic was not portraying the real people, but the characters they played on SMPLive.
Contrary to popular belief, there is very little, if any, evidence to support that a majority of the content creators involved besides Carson had any issue with the fanfiction.What happened to the book (Accessed 7/10/2023)also one interesting thing is that the only cc ive found who was uncomfortable with smpronpa was carson (Accessed 7/10/2023) CallMeCarson streamed on December 11th, 2019 to discuss "some aspects of Stan culture" that had made him uncomfortable, including highlighting SMPRonpa in particular.
After the "serious stream", the author deleted the fic from Wattpad and has said on multiple occasions they do not want to bring it back due to harassment and discomfort. They have allegedly even refused monetary offers to reupload the fic.
Carson's stream led to horrific harassment directed at the author, who was only a teenager at the time. Nowadays, many people criticize Carson for speaking on behalf of all of his friends and singling out a teenager by name.
== Legacy ==
SMPRonpa is frequently referenced in MCYT fandoms as a warning of sorts.
Many fans, and even some creators, when looking back on the fic today, do not think it warranted the discourse that occurred from it.
Additionally, memes are often made about SMPRonpa, especially about Slimecicle in the freezer.
*Harassment, Lost Media and Freezers: That Time a Danganronpa Fanfic Sent a Fandom Into Flame by serillymc on r/HobbyDrama
== Search ==
Several people have made attempts to search for and archive SMPRonpa in some capacity. No one has found the full fic due to it being posted on Wattpad, which doesn't easily allow for works to be saved. The most common practices tend to be asking people who claim to have read it and searching for livetweeting from 2019 that may contain screenshots of the work.
smpronpaARCHIVE on Twitter is one such archival attempt, but recieved backlash due to the controversy of the work and the author's wish to keep it private.
An unknown individual made a Carrd containing what they could find of the work, but it was removed at some point. It is still available in an archived form. A thread was made about the fic on the Lost Media Wiki's forum on July 29th, 2020, but nothing came from it.
Tumblr user conarcoin did another search attempt, finding significantly more. On December 21, 2023, he released a Google doc of his and his friends' findings in hope that it would raise more attention to the search and hopefully help find more of the fic."SMPRonpa Reconstruction Project"
===Recovery===
On January 5, 2024, conarcoin made another post stating that an anonymous user had sent him the entirety of SMPRonpa, and it was made publicly accessible with a disclaimer to not harass or seek out the author.
The next day, the news would spread to Twitter, and would reach Sneegsnag, one of the creators featured in the fic. He started a livestream parodying the "serious stream" from 2019 joking about the fic, and stressed repeatedly that the author should be left alone. He also confirmed that Carson was pretty much the only content creator to have been bothered by the fic, like speculated. Other former SMPLive members Condifiction, AntVenom and Krinios came into his chat to crack jokes about it as well.
On January 7, yet another former SMPLive member featured in the fic, Pokay, would do an incomplete live reading stream of the fic. Like Sneeg, he encouraged his viewers to not seek out the author.
==Recursive Fanworks==
===Fanart===
File:Scrimbim smpronpa.png|by scrimbim
File:Krinios smpronpa.jpeg|by jellogumdrops
File:SMPR Cooper Travis.jpeg|by Cloudsorcerer28
File:Cooper SMPR profile.jpeg|by Charlelelelette
File:Cooper SMPR.png|by Tatarodon
== References ==
Category:Crossover Fanfiction
Category:2019 Fanfiction
Category:Gen Fanfiction
Category:Scandals
Category:Fandom Occurrences
Category:MCYT Fanfiction
Category:Dangan Ronpa