... and a good half of the verse's basic elements, eheh, were inspired by Dragoness Eclectic! Her fics really made my day when I read them as a child, and really... well, inspired me to become a writer of me own! I couldn't NOT draw from them~. Please for the love of Kami, read them for yourself!
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball SD, Dragon Ball Super, and Dragon Ball GTare the work of Akira Toriyama, Toyotaro, and Toei Animation; the english dub is the work of Funimation! The vast, VAST majority of content is derived from them! All the most recognizable dudes like Goku, Vegeta, Broly, all come from them.
Consultations, brainstorming, 'co-writing', and the creation of plot pointsowe their thanks in no small part to my friends seesix (c67f on Discord), stryker (known in various places as Leet 1337, Eeeternalpwnage, KiriK, Pickyman, baked potato, KingRey, LordDerp ("that one did not age well", he says), uh... there's at least 1 MMO where his character is called Mr. Pew Pew... and also just his actual name, Rey, or a distortion thereof, in a couple places), boald (also Bolded1 or Vergil), and OmegaShadowCry!
Jaco the Galactic Patrolman, Jiya, Cashman, and Sachie-chan Guu!are all the work of Akira Toriyama. They helped flesh out what the hell was going on out in space while Earthlings spent millenia dinking around at home!
Dr. Slump and Neko Majinare ALSO the work of Akira Toriyama! It, and its characters such as Arale and Z, introduce the concept of the Gag Force/Reflex!
Chobit (not Clamp's 'Chobits'), Toki Mecha, Alien X-Peke, and Escapewere created by Akira Toriyama! they help kind of flesh out what the world was like in the lull between the King Piccolo Wars and the Lower Fifth Age.
Kintoki, Kajika, and Dragon Boywere all also created by Akira Toriyama. They all sort of follow a similar structure... especially in light of Dragon Ball's plot, but they work as their own stories. They help flesh out the aftermath of some of the Apocalypses, especially the Fourth Age.
Sandland, Pink, and Mad Maticare all written by Akira Toriyama! They flesh out what more normal humans were doing while monsters like Kajika were running around in the Fourth Age...
Girl Detective Tomato, The Adventures of Tongpoo, Lady Red, and Pola and Roidwere all also written by Akira Toriyama. They show what the early First Empire of Humanity was like, during it's stint in the solar system before the Lunarian Annihilation!
Bubul, Cowa!, Ackman, and Toccioare also also written by Akira Toriyama, and show what less-than-cosmic demons and divinities get up to!
Dragon Ball Zeroverseand constituents such as Elder Goma, Jiatai, and Gulite are the work of the Tibet People's Publishing House, and brought to a language I can read by The Dao of Dragon Ball! They're pretty much responsible for the whole idea of Primals.
Dragon Ball Heroesand characters from it such as Beat, Wairu, and Mechikabura are the work of Bandai! Too bad it isn't avaliable outside of Japan... and every aspect of the story other than the characters was thrown out, heheh.
Dragon Ball Onlinewas the product of Bird Studio, NTL, and Shueisha, and its remake Dragon Ball Online Global is made by the, uh, the team behind DBOG! This thing gave me a LOT of the starting premise of Seventh Apocalypse, especially subs.
Dragon Ball Xenoverse and Xenoverse 2is the work of Dimps and Bandai Namco! It, with Heroes and Online stapled onto it, gets its own saga in the timeline.
Dragon Ball Kakumeiis a doujin by Hashaproject! Interesting lore, shame it was cancelled.
Dragonball Z Legaciesis a very interesting fic about Gohan! It obviously doesn't fit into the verse here, but the concepts in it are very cool! It can be read here.
Dragon Ball Kame and 321Yare the work of Dave-X and the DBM team, respectively! It features the new generation(s) of warriors in their adventures - very cool!
Dragon Ball Centuriesis a doujin by karoine! Super interesting, it's a direct follow-up to the events of GT. And Goku Junior!
Demon Bulmais surreal and eldritch horror applied to Dragon Ball! FINALLY! God, what took them so long?! By Kishinpain.
Mega Man RPG Prototype Oh!! New Gadget Super Loversis a manga by Naho Ooishi! Shit's pretty meta, but I can safely (in a manner of speaking) say it sheds some light on Sector 6!
Kuririn: Only Humanis a beautiful fanfic by tim333! It focuses entirely on Krillin... in the form of his own autobiography!
Vejiitasei Ascendantwas a classic fanfic by Jeanne Burch.
Tournament of Power - Mirai/Future Editionis a real cool fic by Pretty_Handsome about the events in the timeline Future!Trunks and Future!Mai end up in.
Dragon Ball FighterZis the work of Arc System Works! It's to thank for Android 21, an excuse to have Freezer come back without the Tournamnet of Power, and a way to keep all the alternate characters in Xenoverse without resorting to confusing fucking time travel!
Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyanswas the first Dragon Ball game I ever played, and inspired a lot of the mechanics of the verse! Made by Monolith Soft and Namco Bandai, it... well, whenever we need even more filler, it's ripe to bursting with the stuff!
Dragon Ball New Ageis the work of Malik! It provides the crazy awesome characters and arcs of Rigor and Aladjinn, plus the concept of Aspect Lords!
Dragon Ball Infinity... sure has a lot of cool Egyptian stuff going on lol, that probably won't ever be relevant if its story is even included lol. I don't think I even need to credit this I'm just shouting it out at this point
Dragon Ball AFis... well, a hoax. But the goodish fanmade version was made by Toyotaro! It's responsible for the existence of Nuclear!Xicor, and the look of certain transformations like Ancient Power and Primal God.
Dragon Ball Z Abridged and Short Psychotic Alien Monkeyare respectively made by Team Four Star and LillyKitten/HappyBiteySnake! They're responsible for Nappa coming back to life, and simply a lot of jokes throughout the thing. It's funny shit, mate.
KiBlindis a fascinating story by Sholio on how the Z-Fighters would deal with a situation where they can't actually use the main thing they have going for them - their ki powers!
Goku Meets His Family and Dragon Ball Z: Dynastyare the respective works of rjackson244 and Feraligreater328. Really good stories around Goku's reunions with long-lost parents (and Raditz)!
Chichi in chargeis a hysterical fic that very quickly goes off the rails into a completely unforseen, yet desperately needed in this fandom, plot. No spoilers here, read it yourself! By Kettricken.
Dragon Ball Afteris a pretty interesting doujin by YoungJiji! It makes surprisingly good use of the evil Goku trope.
Real Men Don't Make Sandwichesbelongs to An English Education! A hilarious, and very lore-y work about the relationship between Krillin and Vegeta.
The Trio de Dangers' Four-Hour Recruitment Adventureis a fic focusing on one of the other universes – and not one of the ones everyone already knows a ton about! By MrTyeDye.
Raditz's Return, Mythic Descent, and Deciever's Legacyare all the work of, once again, Dragoness Eclectic! Yay! READ THEM!
The Great Priest's Wifeis a weird blend of cosmic horror and cute by NamineNasha! I don't THINK it's part of DBN, bu the damn thing is alive and hungry.
Dragon Ball Multiverse and Hanasia, Queen of the Saiyansis the work of Salagir and his crew! It's responsible for the existence of Nuclear!Xxi, the Second Coming of Chaos, and the whole shape of the galaxy towards the Upper Sixth Age!
Dragon Ball Z Elsewhereis the work of RMK! It's an amazing look at Yamcha, one of my favorite characters in vanilla DBZ.
Frigid Futureis the work of ConnorRambles! While I can't really directly incorporate it, it's responsible for the designs of most of the early androids, Nico and Nimu's origins, and the benarips' transformations!
President for a Dayis a frick-fracking hilarious fic by Darke Angelus! Absolutely hysterical, could not resist inserting it into the Goku Gets A Damn Job arc.
Trivial Mattersis made by Team Dragon Star! A lot of the workings behind the verse interpretation itself are different enough that it couldn't be directly used, but it's still a great look at the ramifications of saiyans being unveiled.
Dragon Ball Z: A Good Man and Dragon Ball Z: Light and Shadowsare by Swanofwar. The former is a great in-depth look at how Vegeta's past as a mass butcher could catch up with him. Probably happened during the gap between Kid Buu and Tarble.
Trunks and Goten Take Over the World and Bring Your Father to School Dayare far more lighthearted entries by Frozenflower! Very comedic, the former probably happened a bit after the masquerade had started to fall apart. Though the Ms. Fujimori would probably be replaced with King Furry.
Dragon Ball Z PRIMALis fucking awesome.
Dragon Ball R&Ris a fan audiobook by MasakoX based on the idea of Raditz turning good - and having a daughter! Break Through the Limit is similar, but in text form.
The Long Roadis made by Drakthul! Hands down, on quality alone the one of the BEST fics I have ever seen, this thing... I couldn't actually think of a way to incorporate it, but it had to be honored somehow, soooo it got a cameo of Taro! Its own Taro, not the one from the Broly movie.
Human Limitationsis the work of Epic Yamcha! It's responsible for Zenyark! Or was it Jinkousei...?
Point of No Returnis a great fic by niteryde! It's responsible for surviving tuffles, planet Rithica, the length of a Vegetan year, and oodles more small details!
Who would have thought?is a pretty interesting fic by wingsofseyfert12. It's not the best written thing in the world, but it's a fun read and I need SOMETHING to fill out the timeline where Cell kills Trunks.
Future that Almost Wasis the work of HeroR! It's a really good fic and fills the same role for the true baseline timeline that the previous entry does.
The Brother That Never Wasis a fic by DBZer16! It's a little harsher on Goku than I would like, but it still captures the idea of 'hey you shouldn't have killed your brother you absolute fuckwit' really well.
Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Godswas a cool fic before it vanished from the internet. It, well, had stellar characterization and an absolute beaut of a fight between a resurgent Kid Buu and the surviving Z Fighters. Used to emphasize how much of a threat daemons can be.
Who wants to be a superhero?is a hysterical comic by Michsi! It... it is not really important, but god damn it was too great to leave out! I guess I can squeeze it into the Goku Gets A Damn Job arc.
The Saiyan Menace, The Saiyan Contamination, and The Avatar Strikes Backare all the work of MegaBob452! If it weren't for his excellent fics, Avatar probably wouldn't be in here and Star Wars would be included a lot more haphazardly. Speaking of which...
Avatar the Last Airbender and The Legend of Korraare owned by Nickelodeon! These guys introduce a lot of weirdness with ki/chi use, and... well, make it a hell of a time reconciling spirits and youkai.
Star Warsis owned by Disney, and was created by George Lucas and Lucasfilm! Filled to bursting with yummy lore! I'm a monster please stop me.
Warhammer 40k, Warhammer, and Age of Sigmarare owned by Games Workshop! I didn't actually lift much more than individual species from the works, but thematic inspiration is thrown around like confetti! Speaking of which...
Orion's Arm Universe Project and the SCP Foundationare made not by individuals or companies, but the hordes of Anonymous itself! They mostly just lend thematic inspiration, especially Orion's Arm's archailects relative to the Singularity.
Falloutis the property of Bethesda, and was created by Interplay Productions! While the main setting draws heavily from Warhammer, the immediate Seventh Apocalypse branch takes a lot from Fallout.
Drakenguard 3was produced by Access Games and Square Enix! It's... not really canon to the verse, but that one scene was fucking hysterical and I figured I could work it in somehow, neh?
Kirbywas created by Masahiro Sakurai and is owned by Nitendo and HAL Labaraotory! A bunch of little background details are sprinkled around, most notably the existence of Pop Star.
Sonic the Hedgehogis made by Sonic Team and Sega! Similar what-could-have-been situation to Kirby, especially with Chaos Emeralds lying around unused and decaying...
Borderlandsis a series by Gearbox Software, 2K Australia, and Telltale Games! 'Claptrap' appears in a movie of Dragon Ball Z Abridged, and the Warrior ends up being a surprising catalyst for the existence of Freezer himself.
Touhou Project and Seihou Projectare both made by ZUN, though the later was mostly worked on by Shunsatsu sare do?. They straight-up-happened, and lend some variety in fighting styles against the DBZ blasts and martial arts.
Abrahamic, Egyptian, Norse, Hindu (especially Ramayana), and othersare the creations of ancient cultures from around the world! Mythology is a wonderful source of all sorts of things. Especially monsters.
The Cthulu Mythosis the spawn of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. He was an almost comically awful person, but he knew how to write his cosmic horror!
Doctor Whois... oh, come the hell on, who know what the fuck Doctor Who is. Created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber, and Donald Wilson.
RWBYis a series created by Monty Oum (Rest In Peace) and produced by Rooster Teeth!
Mortasheenis a very interesting monster-making project by Bogleech! Also, an RPG is apparently in the works - cool!
Animorphsis a book series created by the duo K. A. Applegate! It's so dark for a kid's book I love it.
Suggsverse, or Heir to the Starsis the creation of Lionel Suggs! While I don't approve of his methods, the sheer amount of conceptual-level powergaming is like a drug to a hardcore powerleveller like myself~.
How to Train Your Dragonis a series of books written by Cressida Cowell! Despite not having THAT much magic or connection, it does an excellent job of showing how humans lived in the lull between common magicks.
To The Starsis a Puella Magi Madoka Magica fic by Hieronym! It's really good and has hypertech of a sort I haven't seen outside of Orion's Arm~. I kinda stole a lot of weaponry ideas from it.
Ochimo the Spirit Warrioris the property of Jeff Grub! His work is the source of said Ochimos and the Opawang from Eclectic's fics!
RuneQuestwas created by Greg Stafford! It's really cool, and Eclectic made great use of it in Mythic Descent.
Awawa! Wonder Island and old kaiju movieswere made by Akira Toriyama and Toho (plus a smattering of other studios) respectively! The monsters mostly show up in Eclectic's fic Yamucha's Student!
Timeline of the Far Futurewas constructed by the wonderful folks over on Wikipedia! It's filled with science and shit!
Uchuu Kazoku Carlvinsonis an adorable special produced by Doga Kobo and created by Asari Yoshitoo!
Legacy of Heorotand the samlon in it was written by Larry Niven, Steven Barnes and Jerry Pournell!
After Man: A Zoology of the Future, Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future, and The New Dinosaurswere all written by Dougal Dixon! They might not be the most accurate things in the world, but they had some tight creature designs!
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxyis an excellently written and supremely entertaining series by the late Doudglas Adams.
Factsis a surreal comedic series by Timotainment! A lot of details are just off from reality enough to fit in the bizarre culture of the subsaiyans.
Wastelanders Anonymous, Schlock Mercenary, Kill Six Billion Demons, and Freefallare all webcomics that are great, and share certain themes (literary or literal) with DBN! I can't say that that I really used a lot from them in the setting, but even small references should be cited according to my English professor. By Seabiscut, Howard Tayler, Abbadon, and Mark Stanley respectively.
Fist of the North Starwas created by Yoshiyuki 'Buronson' Okamura, and took place in the post-apocalyptic Earth of Sector 6! It was immediately preceeded by...
Metal Gear and Metal Gear Solidwhich were created by Hideo Kajima, and are owned by Konami! They have lots of nukes. And robots. And psycho mantises.
Monster Hunteris video game by Capcom? That's about it.
Ben 10 and Generator Rexare shows by Man of Action Studios. Never watched them, but I like the alien designs and Rex's powerset.
Last Armageddonwas an... INTERESTING game by Advance Communication Company and Brangrey.Mind. Weird monsters!
Oban Star-Racerswas a show created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel.
Black Destroyer, or the first chapter of Voyage of the Space Beaglewas written by A. E. Van Gogt! The coeurls from it show up in Eclectic's fic Van Vogt's Cat!
Invader Zimis a pretty cool show by Jhonen Vasquez, and is owned by Nickolodeon. Pretty cynical for a kid's show.
Salad Fingersis... a THING by David Firth. Surreal, bizarre, disgusting, it's absolutely perfect.
Sisterverse and SISTERSis the brainchild of my good friend Bolded, or Vergil! Some elements trickle into the lore, though not much more than references.
Mega Man, Mega Man X, Mega Man Zero, Mega Man ZX, Mega Man Legends, and Mega Man Battle Networkare all the property of Capcom, and all of them totally happened! Mega Man Star Force is owned by them too but it didn't... uh, happen in a way that's important.
Mega Man Unlimitedis made by MegaPhilX!
Lucky Star and the Haruhi Suzumiya serieswere both animated by Kyoto Animation! They were originally created by Kagami Yoshimizu and Nagaru Tanigawa respectively.
Falling Starsby Tastychainsaws is an epic crossover fic between the unlikely duo of Lucky Star and Fallout! I love it.
Ranma 1/2was written by Rumiko Takahashi! It shows how the existence of magic and ki managed to affect daily life as far back as the Second Age.
Rockman 4 Minus Infintywas made by PureSabe! It's an absolutely stellar rom-hack and occurred in the first of Wily's deleted timelines.
Rockman 2 Claw, Exhaust, and No Constancywere made by Tsukikuro, DHI, and IKA respectively! They were all jammed together in the Second Robot Rebellion of the deleted first timeline!
Starbound and Fezare a pretty neat-o games by Chucklefish and Phil Fish! Yes they are grouped together because of fish.
Upliftis an mmMMMMM series by David Brin! Exceedingly fascinating worlbduilding with a lovely base concept behind it.
Deathworlders (Jenkinsverse)is a nice verse spawned by Hambone3110. Similar compliments as the above.
Mega Man DOS and DOS 3were slapped together by Hi Tech Expressions. They are... really bad games, but Volt Man and Dyna Man are hysterical!
Mega Man DOS Remakewas made by DarkLord92. It's a pretty good remake of the DOS games and fits them into a more Mega Man-like format.
Mega Man Ultra and Mega Man Ultra 2were both made by infidelity! They are pretty fun and interesting games, especially with the twist at the end of Ultra!
Mega Man CXwas made by Zenkaku Himajin; it's one of the most technically impressive rom-hacks of all time and a surprisingly fitting sequel to Ultra 2!
Break Man 3is a... HUMOROUS rom-hack made by Pixelboy. It's pretty not okay objectively, but I still had a blast going through it~.
Rockman 5 Air Slidingis a rom-hack made by Yuki Miyuki! It's not super divergent, but it's a very fun variant of Mega Man 5 and the twist makes for all sorts of new game design.
Boktai and Lunar Knightsare games made by Konami! They're very metal-gear esque, but they're mostly just in here because of the crossovers with Mega Man Battle Network.
Street Fighter, Final Fight, Rival Schools, and Ghosts 'n Goblinswere made by Capcom! They both flesh out the role of mystic arts in the wider world, during the time when it is the least common.
Shantaewas produced by Inti Creates and WayForward Technologies! I... honestly forget exactly why it is in here, but it is! It happened!
Miitopiawas made by Nintendo EPD! It occurred, and... it's only here because a friend dared me to do it. So I did it!
Rosenkreuzstilette and Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachelare the creations of [erka:es] and DarkSquid Media! They are really good Mega Man-inspired games, and show the origins of inherent magic in the human race.
Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Apocalyptic Taleby Kikori Morino is so cute! IT'S SO CUTE! Also post-apocalyptic in that way you rarely see billed as such... where the apocalypse really IS over and everything's almost back on their feet.
The Krion Conquestwas made by Vic Tokai! It's a funny little Mega Man clone, and was actually jammed into the lore to be a sort of Mega Man 0! Not to be confused with Zero.
The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds and Super Mario Broswere made by Nintendo EAD and Shigeru Miyamoto! But only the Lorulean side. And only the backstory. And for Mario, only details like mushrooms and koopas pop up in the background.
Metroid, Star Fox, and Pokemonare all owned by Nintendo. Similarly to Mario, none of them actually ever happened; but they COULD have, and pieces of their histories slip by in the background...
Mega Man X: Whispers In Time, From The Sidelines, and Guiding Rainbow's Lightwere all (mostly) written by Erico! Except for the second one, that one is fan contributions. All excellent Mega Man fics, the Human Supremacy League takes its name from the organization in there, and several other details leak out.
Walking With..., The Universe: Alien Faces, All Yesterdays, All Tomorows, and The Future is Wildwere made by Impossible Pictures, Flight 33 Productions, John Conway, C.M. Kösemen, and 'Joanna Adams and a team of scientific experts' respectively. All in similar boats to Man After Man, though relatively far more accurate to science.
Frumple's Questis a surreal series by the visionary Joe, also known as UkinoJoe. It shows more life in the Second Age, with influence from Gag Force!
Vampire Hunter Dwas made by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Madhouse! Very brutal, very awesome, showcases the noncosmic dark side of magic in the Fourth Age.
Adventure Timeis a pretty cool show created by Pendleton Ward and owned by Cartoon Network Studios! Post-apocalyptic in that distant way that I like.