Sidewalk Surfboard Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Everybody here is in a fandom, most likely. (Furries, duh.)But, I want to know what your first fandom was.My first fandom, when I was 6, was Pac-Man. More specifically, the ghosts. I had a ton of Ghost OCs and headcanons for the ghosts. I drew them all the time, and I even dragged my friends into it. Looking back, it was definitely my first fandom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizy Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I'm a bit unsure. It was either Pokemon or Digimon, but I can't remember which fandom I found and started getting interested in first. Either way, I got started with fanfiction because cool stories n stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolflich Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Watership Down. Nobody really called it a fandom but that's essentially what it was. I think the term just wasn't so popular then—or at least I hadn't heard it. Looking back I'm actually kind of surprised I even found it. Very small and obscure, and all the parts I knew of it then are long gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysocyon Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Possibly Castlevania, I guess. I played like every game in that series starting when I was about five years old, made up my own Belmont and even had my own headcanon about what went down in the Demon Castle War. And then Konami rebooted the series and made it all weird.Watership Down. Nobody really called it a fandom but that's essentially what it was. I think the term just wasn't so popular then—or at least I hadn't heard it. Looking back I'm actually kind of surprised I even found it. Very small and obscure, and all the parts I knew of it then are long gone.I think that definitely counts as a fandom, and I thought it was pretty popular. It even had it's own tabletop role-playing game similar to Dungeons & Dragons called Bunnies & Burrows. It's still one of my favourite books, along with Plague Dogs.Last I heard, a new Watership Down CGI movie is in the works, too. I bet nothing will go wrong with that. Edited October 13, 2015 by Chrysocyon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDingo Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Probably furries, to be honest.Like a lot of kids, I was crazy mad about pokemon. But that was it. No characters, no stories, no plush toy collections. Just a bunch of school friends who played it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellie Gator Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I've had too many to count but the first one where I was involved in a community was, like... Sonic.Needless to say I kinda wanna go Oedipus thinking about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I remember my first fandom, I even created it, everyone wanted to be like me.Good times, good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolflich Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Needless to say I kinda wanna go Oedipus thinking about it.I think I've heard of this, let me just..."A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled the prophecy, despite his efforts not to, that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. When the truth was discovered, his wife-mother hanged herself, and Oedipus gouged out his own eyes. They had four children together."Oh. Okay.Wow you've got quite a journey ahead of you. I'm not sure if I should wish you luck with this or not... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kellie Gator Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I think I've heard of this, let me just..."A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled the prophecy, despite his efforts not to, that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. When the truth was discovered, his wife-mother hanged herself, and Oedipus gouged out his own eyes. They had four children together."Oh. Okay.Wow you've got quite a journey ahead of you. I'm not sure if I should wish you luck with this or not...Killing my father and marrying my mother still wouldn't be as shameful as doing shitty furfag recolors and write crappy fanfics and read other crappy fanfics about Sonic impregnating Tails or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umbra.Exe Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I think my first fandom was probably Pokemon, back when Red and Blue (and Green, I guess) were the only games out. I still remember drawing my own "Fakemon", such as a grass-type Eeveelution. Funnily enough, I also remember naming it "Leafeon"...Then I decided that the name was dumb....I still think it's a dumb name. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaraphayx Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pretty much only furry and whatever connection I have with the "fandom" and not just the content it produces is tenuous at best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisek Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 What are the criteria for this? I have never drawn art, written stories, or had a head canon about anything, ever. Am I aberrant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutekh_the_Steak Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Definitely Doctor Who, when it started again 10 years ago in 2005. I was only 6 at the time so it's been a prominent interest of mine for most of my life now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I personally define fandom as a group of people going on about the same nerd shit,so my first fandom was probably DBZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 rayman , actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolflich Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 What are the criteria for this? I have never drawn art, written stories, or had a head canon about anything, ever. Am I aberrant?I propose that if you have participated in some sort of social group based on a shared enjoyment of [thing], be its nature discussion or art or roleplay or whatever, then you can consider yourself to have been part of 'a fandom' rather than just 'a fan' individually. Really I should probably narrow down [thing] more because this would also apply to stuff that wouldn't traditionally be said to have a fandom, but close enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Probably Bionicle. I had the sets, played the videogames, read the few online comics, watched the unboxings (yes, I'm guilty of watching unboxings, bear with me I was just a kid)...I really loved the stop motions the fans would make as well as the official animated mini movies, though, above everything. Respectively, here are my favourites:*SNIFF*. THE NOSTALGIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pokemon, but when I learned what a 'fandom' was and actively participated in something other people also enjoyed, it was homestuck.I didnt do the fanart/fan character thing much. I just obsessed over it and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pokemon, but when I learned what a 'fandom' was and actively participated in something other people also enjoyed, it was homestuck.I didnt do the fanart/fan character thing much. I just obsessed over it and whatnot.pssssthave one of my fantrolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallium Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) pssssthave one of my fantrolls awwww yeaaaah, A highblood :3 The anglerfish lusus is pretty cool, too! I like it o3o I tried to have a trollsona once but it ended up being a Nepeta knockoff variation of my 'sona. I think my Cherub OC's were cooler and way more thought out. Edited October 13, 2015 by WolfNightV4X1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aouzy Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I guess I would have to say Happy Tree Friends. It's the first time I got involved with a community. My fursona used to be a fan character so it's pretty much what made me a furry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yell0wf0x Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Most likely furry. Ive never really been involved in a fandom of sorts other than this one. Sure I do have a big interest in anime and video games, but I think fandom wise, it's gotta be furry. Maybe megaman tho? Or better yet, bears. >=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maya Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Commander Keen. I still interact with the community to this day. Sometimes, I even make music for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#00Buck Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Bass Masters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazerMaster5 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Minecraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zytan Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Ooo, tricky one... before being a scaly I guess I was pretty damn obsessed with Diablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarra Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Any show or movie with a car that had a personality like Herbie and Knight Rider. I was OBSESSED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irreverent Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 It would be a toss up between old-school Dr. Who (Tom Baker FTW!) and Starwars (the first one, but episode 4) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaedal Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pokémon or Star Wars. Probably the latter. I was way too obsessed with Star Wars lore, to the point where practically the only stuff I read was Star Wars related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 i've been a fan of many things, but i don't think i've ever really been part of a fandom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sar Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Super Mario had a fandom? Believe it or not, it did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuujou Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 This one. I was never a part of fandoms growing up. Didn't have the opportunities to. Didn't know anyone else before high school that was into anything like that. The concept of fandoms was actually foreign to me in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexxx-Returns Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Pokemon, I guess. I still remember the day my brother came home from school with the instructions to get MissingNo. on Red and Blue on a scrap of paper. Those were the days.I'm wondering whether the autistic dinosaur obsession counts though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I wrote likea legitimate fanfiction for Guardian Legend,when I was 4.It was stapled together, badly illustrated, badly spelled, and had nothing to do with the plot of the game.I think it had stuff from Blaster Master and Lifeforce in it, too.I wish I still had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phausk Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Hm, hard to remember. I was into a lot of stuff as a kid of the 90s, but nothing got to me like Pokemon did.I was also really obsessed with Twister(the movie), but I didn't know anybody else that was haha Edited October 13, 2015 by Phausk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I wrote likea legitimate fanfiction for Guardian Legend,when I was 4.It was stapled together, badly illustrated, badly spelled, and had nothing to do with the plot of the game.I think it had stuff from Blaster Master and Lifeforce in it, too.I wish I still had it."and then the guardian and vic viper kissed~" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginpanther Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I think my first fandom would be Anne McCaffrey's series, The Dragonriders of Pern. I spent a lot of time hanging out on Pern-themed BBS, consuming everything she wrote, getting books signed, getting art commissioned (silly little things but still). It introduced me to a lot of cool people and I made some good friends whom I still talk to today, 25-some years later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolow Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Digimon, Definitely. I remember trying to draw my own digimon and watching the show in the early morning hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylar Husky Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Star Trek. Most of my family are big Star Trek fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 "and then the guardian and vic viper kissed~"I wish I was that creative as a kid. Lol.I'm pretty sure I just thought the Guardian and the Vic Viper were the same person at that age.Because spaceshipsor something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I wish I was that creative as a kid. Lol.I'm pretty sure I just thought the Guardian and the Vic Viper were the same person at that age.Because spaceshipsor something.scrub ass kid don't even know the majesty that is LORD BRITISH, the 2P in Lifeforce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) scrub ass kid don't even know the majesty that is LORD BRITISH, the 2P in Lifeforce.No, but I didn't know about Zelos or the Salamander anime at that age, either. Otherwise I'd have probably shit myself at the existence of the latter. Lol.Also pffft, two-player. No thank. Edited October 14, 2015 by Vae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijon Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 T-there was a salamander anime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaer Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Oh!!! If I remember correctly my first fandom was Mega Man!!!THE BLUE BOMBER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonnaise Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 YAOIIt is my shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 YAOIIt is my shame.Are you a 12 year old girl who frequents DeviantART by chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayonnaise Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) Are you a 12 year old girl who frequents DeviantART by chanceI don't know, maybe I am? D:Edit: I found yaoi way before DA though. Also, I have a penis. Edited October 14, 2015 by Mayonnaise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Lion Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Batman. I remember watching the animated series as a kid and it was the first time I saw something that genuinely made me feel. What cemented it, I think, was the two-face episode. It was intense and at the end of the two parter I was kind of sitting there and feeling a little confused, the ending wasn't happy and I wasn't sure if the good guy had actually won. It didn't feel like anybody won, it was just tragic. When I got older I understood it a little better and appreciated it even more and I've stayed a fan for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irreverent Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I think my first fandom would be Anne McCaffrey's series, The Dragonriders of Pern.Whoa! That takes me back.......When I first fell in love with Pern, the internet was still at least a decade away. I guess you could say it was my first fandom too....but the technology that enabled fandoms and communities hadn't really been deployed yet. I remember when alt.fan.pern was created as a USENET news group, but I haven't been back there in decades of turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) HAHAHAH It was naruto! I still have MS paint drawings that I did of all of the main characters. ....God. I drew so much Yaoi. Edited October 14, 2015 by Lemon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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