Deconstruction is a terrible word to use here. But the only word I can think of to describe my world.
But anyway genre recognition is when the audience can understand what genre a movie or tv show falls under.
For example, if you are watching a movie about Ninjas. That movie probably falls under the Ninja/Kung Fu genre. You probably not expecting Cyborgs and Transhumans to come out of nowhere. Because the movie is about Ninja Stuff. Not Transhumanism. You can understand what genre the movie is. Because the movie already established what genre this world falls under.
Can genre recognition be a problem for my world?
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐.
It's all based on the Gods were space Aliens this whole time concept. They came to earth with their advanced technology that was indistinguishable from Magic. And the humans worship them as Gods. So the Aliens were no different from USA soldiers who were worshipped by tribes. All those religions that worship Aliens were cargo cults this whole time.
Now change the analogy. And replace Aliens with Mutants. A subhuman species of human that have genetic mutations that gift them superpowers. With some not looking like humans too. The Mutants automatically become indistinguishable from Supernatural Creatures.
Supernatural Creatures like Vampires, Werewolves, Skin Walkers, Wendigo, Dragons, etc throughout history were just Humans with genetic mutations that were records of Ancient Mutants walking the earth a long time ago. Causing the muggles/normal humans to make myths and legends about them.
Again does this ruin genre recognition? Supernatural creatures are usually fantasy-based in fiction. And Mutants are usually Science Fiction. The audience is expecting a story about SCI Fi Mutants. Usually expecting a Superhero story since Mutants are usually associated with Superheroes. Then out of nowhere Supernatural Creatures like Vampires and Werewolves show up.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
I wanted to make a sandbox kitchen sink world like Marvel and DC. Where different multiple beings and different magic systems all coexist in one world.
But then I realized there were more similarities between fictional beings/systems than differences. And when there were differences. The differences were either arbitrary depending on the Writer or so manner I can explain the differences away with simple fan headcanons easily.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ
There aren't that many differences between Mutants and Wizards/Witches. Yae you can say mutants are born with their powers. And Magic-Users like Wizards and Witches have to learn their powers. But again the difference is so arbitrary that it depends on whatever the Writer wants for the story. In some worlds hell, most worlds the Wizards and Witches are born with powers just like Mutants.
It's a popular opinion for most Writers to prefer to make Magic a biological or innate ability. To make the Wizards or Witches feel more special. And also there is this huge world-building issue that rears its ugly head when you make Magic is learned ability anybody can do. I think most writers are trying to avoid that issue lol.
๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐.
Then the question of "What makes a Magic-User a none mutant?" Comes up. Like if a magic-user has to learn their powers. While the mutant is born with powers. Then what power a magic-user is going to have that is different from a mutant๐ค? In fiction, both Mutants and Magic-Users overlap in powers. Physic powers like telekinesis and telepathy are common superpowers shared by both Superheroes and Wizards. Is the difference really that big when both beings can share the same powers? Again the difference is so arbitrary and manner. That it feels like I can replace them so easily. The only thing stopping me is genre recognition lol.
But you also have to understand the nature of mutant superpowers. Their powers are so broad and unique to the individual. That each mutant has their own magic system. Mutants can range from a guy with 8 arms to a woman who can reality warp. Honestly, there is no ceiling with mutant powers. A Wizard/Witch would just be one mutant out of millions of mutants. Magic can be one mutant power out of millions of mutant powers.
๐๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐..
Cosmic Beings
Extradimensional beings
Aliens
Mutants
And these four beings pretty much cover 98 percent of the broad fictional beings in most fiction.
๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
I guessed it comes down to genre recognition vs arbitrary and manner differences.
