Undocumented Features

Undocumented Features, originally by Benjamin Hutchins, MegaZone and Rob Mandeville, is the largest and most diverse fanfiction by Eyrie Productions Unlimited. It would be fair to say that it is less a fanfiction than a universe of fanfiction, the orginal megacrossover of which all imitators (and there have been several) are merely shadows. The first volume of Undocumented Features was written in 1991 and the most recent story (Clarion Call) was released in 2008.

The orginal story charted the adventurers of a band of college students turned galactic adventurers, initially battling the evil corporate empire of GENOM, a war that reached its climax in the fourth volume of Undocumented Features: Crossroads. Outside of the four core volumes, stories are grouped by era: The Golden Age falls before the Sonset Incident of 2288, Exile stories cover events from 2288 through to the defeat of Largo in 2388 and Future Imperfect era takes place following the Battle of Zeta Cygni. By far the largest collection of stories in the Future Imperfect era are the Symphony of the Sword stories, which follow the next generation.

New Avalon
One of the major setting locations for the later stories of Undocumented Features is the city of New Avalon, located inside the Zeta Cygni dyson sphere. Designed by Gryphon, New Avalon is his home and that of many of his allies and friends.

Major Characters
The following are only a handful of the huge number of characters involved in the Undocumented Features universe.

Heroes
Benjamin 'Gryphon' Hutchins Gryphon is one of the founders of the Wedge Defense Force and served as second-in-command of the SDF-17 and commander of the Eight Balls fighter squadron for most of the Golden Age. His exile from the WDF in 2288 heralded the collapse of the organisation and he led its recreation almost a century later, leaving the Force a few years later to found the International Police Organisation. He has five children: Kaitlyn, Corwin, Leonard, Guy and Priss.

Megazone Megazone was the first leader of the WDF, commanding it until 2288 when he resigned, unable to deal with the apparent crimes of Gryphon. Although he returned to command in 2388, he left the force after the Twilight Incident when he was possessed by Loki and has become an agent of chaos. He is responsible for the Babylon Foundation, an international diplomatic organisation centered upon the Babylon Station.

Utena Tenjou Utena is the Prince of Cephiro (the Tenth World, located between the celestial and mortal planes) through her victory in the Grand Tournament when she was fourteen. Hurled out of Cephiro through the machinations of Akio Ohtori, she was rescued by Zoner and became Kaitlyn Hutchins' roommate at Worcester Preparatory Insitute. Subsequently she has become a Captain (and sometimes Commodore) in the International Police Space Force, returned to Cephiro to defeat Akio (not permanently, unfortunately) and married (twice) - to mention only a few of her achievements.

Corwin Ravenhair The son of Gryphon with Skuld Ravenhair, Corwin is the only male Valkyrie, the Norse God of Mecha and the Pillar of Cephiro. In all of these capacities he has been a staunch ally and dear friend to Utena, leading to their marriage. Many of the giant robots used by the IPO and associated organisations are his workmanship, and he takes the field himself in the Rune God Big Orichalcum (more commonly abbreviated to Big O).

Villains
Akio Ohtori Akio began 'life' as an undead remnant of Utena's predecessor Prince, Dio, and spent years attempting to regain the power of that life. To this end he manipulated the Grand Tournament to select the next Prince and usurped the office of Priest. His plans were foiled and he was presumed dead, having been flung from Cephiro's Duelling Platform, however he has reappeared as a Duke of Hell, master of Oriphos (his own dark reflection of Cephiro) and as an enemy of Utena and all of her allies.

Largo An accidental creation of the CLULESS program, Maximillian Largo is the android mastermind behind the GENOM corporation and their rise to power. Over centuries he fought the WDF directly and indirectly, until (and in fact even after) his death during the War of Corporate Occupation when he very nearly managed to conquer the entire Federation.

Links
Undocumented Features on eyrie.net