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Just the start of an odd apocalypse.

Fantastic Catastrophe is a setting where the world has been through an event where supernatural forces (such as monsters from fantasy) bring chaos throughout Earth. This massive phenomenon renders society incapable of countering the event through conventional means. This leads to either an Urban Fantasy or After the End which turns into a Cosy Catastrophe. Both, however, involve people gaining magic or some other form of mystical powers that are crucial to surviving in this new world.

An interesting trend has been seen in media like Korean web novels and webtoons. A common occurrence is having dungeons filled with monsters but they can be conquered by unique individuals. These people with powers counter these changes, thus giving way to stability. They are often connected to a system that functions like RPGs that can grant them these abilities and may be related to the catalyst. These people bring temporary peace by defeating them, including treasures, equipment, and mystical resources. Magic always plays a part as the cause or another tool for people to use.

If the setting becomes an Urban Fantasy, the society that comes into fruition has a new status quo or even benefits from the change. However, other problems may occur, not only from these forces but also from the people seen as protectors.

Examples of Fantastic Catastrophe include:


Anime and Manga[]

  • The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life: the world has been devastated by monsters with no access to electricity and other modern conveniences. People can use an RPG-like system that gives them skills, jobs, and stats, but animals and monsters also utilize this system.
  • JK Musou - Owaru Sekai no Sukuikata has monsters rampage globally, leading to societal decline. Certain people called 'Players' can use skills and magic like in a role-playing game.
  • In Bouken-ka ni Narou!: Skill Board de Dungeon Kouryaku: an event called 'The Stampede' involving dungeons appears worldwide along with monsters ravaging the world. Civilization has bounced back as the government allows people to become Adventurers to venture into dungeons defeating monsters and level up while gaining magical items and equipment.

Literature[]

  • The System Apocalypse causes various creatures, such as monsters and aliens, to appear on Earth, including no modern technology. Still, the System helps by acting like an RPG for people. It also provides other services such as functions for buildings and providing necessities if preconditions are met.
  • In The S-Classes that I Raised, dungeons have appeared worldwide where monsters spill out, leading to catastrophe for the population. At the same time, Awakened appear and are people who simultaneously emerge that use supernatural abilities, level up, and check their status through interfaces.
  • The Ether Collapse series has Gaia (the Earth's very being) awakening after being bombarded by cosmic energy called Ether. This event causes it to evolve the world where humanity must survive a new environment. Still, people have access to a system that has become crucial to survival.
  • One day, six towers appear called the Towers of Heaven that stand hundreds of stories tall and are invulnerable. At the base of these towers are portals that people can enter where monsters can be found with treasure, magic, and abilities can be obtained. Unfortunately, they release waves of monsters that devastate human civilization. In 2083, only 100 humans struggle to reach the final floor in disregard for their lives.

Tabletop Games[]

  • In Shadowrun, magic has come back and some humans have turned into orcs, elves, and trolls along with other races. There are also how mythological creatures like dragons also appears, too. Society changes where Mega Corps take over along with introducing Cyberpunk technology.

Web Comics[]

  • microHUNTER has everyone in the world shrinks down to 3cm, where items like insects, birds, rats, and even doors are dangerous. However, people are granted abilities that have their strength determined by a level while also checking their status through game-like windows.
  • I Log In Alone has Players that can access places filled with monsters to level up while gathering money and equipment. Sky Players can access Sky Castles while Underground Players can enter Underground Dungeons. Monsters can travel outside of Underground Dungeons and attack cities.
  • Ten years ago, in I am the Sorcerer King, Rifts appeared worldwide, where countless monsters pass through and cause chaos. The Awakened, along with the monsters. They are people connected to the Ahkasha System, which allows them to access notification windows, acquire a job, level up, grind stats, and gain skills.
  • In Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, the world goes through an apocalyptic event in select cities where people must participate in deadly Scenarios for cosmic live streamers. Every person is granted unique skills while also gaining coins that can be used to upgrade these skills.
  • Raid (SF) has a setting where a supercomputer has taken over the world by introducing nanomachines worldwide. Everyone has a watch-like device called a Nanocircle, which augments their abilities and grants equipment, including getting rewards from various quests given by the computer.
  • In Solo Leveling, portals worldwide called Gates connected to another dimension dubbed a Dungeon where monsters called Magic Beasts roam inside them. Simultaneously, Hunters awaken to magical powers that can fight these beasts while keeping the public safe from them.
  • Kill the Hero has Dungeons appearing around the world where monsters poured from portals. At the same time, divine beings called The Enlightened show up, granting a small number of people called Players. Each Player has 'Powers', which are specific skills related to their Enlightened while leveling up and checking their status through system displays.
  • In Raid, 50 years ago, Demon World Gates appeared worldwide where Demon crossed these portals then cause havoc. Concurrently, God then granted humans called Masters (whose powers co-relate to MMORPGs roles like Tanker, Melee DPS, and Healer) who fight against these monsters.
  • Tomb Raider Kinghas Tombs appearing all over Earth in 2025, where massive earthquakes announce their appearance. Deep inside these dangerous buildings are powerful items called Relics based on myths and legends from human history. People who venture into these Tombs are known as Tomb Raiders (no relation to Lara Croft). Society set up laws to restrict people's use of Relics while others monopolize these artifacts.
  • Metro Hunter: Seoul's metro lines have been turned into dungeons where monsters and other beings from another world appear. The city was in chaos until people called Metro Hunters explored these dungeons while hunting monsters to keep the peace.
  • In The Advanced Player of the Tutorial Tower, giant towers called Tutorial Towers appear worldwide where random people are teleported in. The people trained in these towers until they became Hunters who gained magic and powers to fight monsters from dungeons that have appeared alongside the Tutorial Towers. Hunters have become so famous and influential that their associations and guilds have gained more influence than governments.
  • The World After the Fall has mysterious towers manifest worldwide that spreads monsters from them. People have the choice of becoming Tower Walkers, gaining powers to fight these monsters. They also can use a regression stone to return to the past for a second chance but goes to an alternate timeline.
  • I'm the Max-Level Newbie: A game known as Tower of Trails was an online game known for its difficulty, which caused its popularity to decline. On the day it was shut down, the tower appeared in reality, and a message that humanity would die unless players cleared each floor in 90 days.
  • Seoul Station's Earth has people summoned to different worlds where they gain jobs with magic and skills until they are sent home. The problem is that dungeons and monsters related to these worlds have been summoned on Earth. These people are employed to hunt these monsters for peace and also commission.
  • My S-Class Hunters: Gates are global portals where monsters pass through from dimensions known as Dungeons. This led to the event known as the Dungeon Shock, where monsters populated cities where thousands of people were injured or killed. At the same time, people known as Awakened gained certain powers that could fight the monsters and clear dungeons. Later on, they are called Hunters and became the most important form of employment globally.

Western Animation[]

  • Temporarily in the episode "The Console" from The Amazing World of Gumball: a Game Child turns the entire town into a JRPG where Gumball, Darwin, and Anais make a party to turn the city back to normal.
  • In Thundarr the Barbarian, the Earth’s climate and geography have been drastically changed due to meteor passing its orbit. This event has led to magic, savagery, and super science, leading to chaos worldwide.
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