Grimdark Mapping (Genre)

Grimdark Mapping  is an extremely popular style of mapping. Its also called the 'edgy style' because it employs dark or tragic themes, often such as the protagonist being defeated by the antagonist.

Description
Grimdark is a subgenre (in terms of literature or art) or a way to describe the tone, style or setting of speculative fiction (especially fantasy) that is, depending on the definition used, markedly dystopian or amoral, or particularly violent or realistic. The 'genre', in its broad form, is often dark, and sometimes tragic, with the ending of most series that use it seeing every or most main characters being defeated, and where situations are to appear often hopeless over the course of the series. Maps also portray a dark, hopeless, and grim atmosphere. Maps made by edgy mappers typically look like Eradiate's AFOE map or Proxima's map. The maps often use dark textures. Sometimes, the nation names are in all caps and white with a black glow. Vibrant or light colors are rarely used.

It's noted that Mappers who use it also often have dark/grim profile pictures and banners with there profile pictures and banners being black and white or having blood stains on them.

Graphical Features
Terrain was first used by Imperalis, then Proxima then Atlas. Glows on text were first used by Grimdark mappers.

Plot Elements
Mappers opften have villains similar to Eradiate's Graxum and Proxima's Intisar. The villain knows everything about the heros. The villains are also mysterious and futuristic like Intisar, and only at the end is the secret to there success reveled along with there backstory like in Eradiates AFOE.

Early History
The genre (in its broad form) was often one of the earliest themes of mapping. It was first used by MervueMeringue when all the characters in the History of Europe all died due to a nuclear war. Many early users of the genre usually employ post-apocalyptic settings at some point in their series such as TheJarjar99 or 99Batran. A clear example was first used by Eradiate having a dark and grim tone in his AFOE. Many other mappers also began to make grim and dark series like Eradiate.

Eradiate Grimdark
Mappers had used the themes of Grimdark before but never had it as the main theme of there series. Eradiate used it having a very dark, serous, tragic AFOE. Mappers saw this as the reason of Eradiates success, and this led to 2 mappers called Proxima and Imperalis using the style

Proxima and Imperialis Grimdark
Proxima and Imperalis started to use Grimdark to the extreme with there AFOWs having major character death and tragedy, Many characters were also serverly Broken/Damaged. Proxima and Imperalis also became mods on TMC helping them spread the genre to other mappers.

Modern Mapperdonia
Proxima, a mapper, was one of the first to define or point out such trends. Proxima also coined the term 'Edgy' to describe the style. Imperials also started the term "Edge Lord" to describe mappers who use the style, hence its nickname of 'edgy style' or 'edgy mapping'.

The theme/genre has been led by "Edgy" Mappers, who are normally fans of Proxima, Imperalis, or Eradiate and are usually active on The Mapping Union or Mapperverse on google+. They are rarely found on the wikia as Proxima and Imperalis promote The Mapping Union. The style is used by the majority of new mappers and is now the most popular mapping style in mapperdonia.

Decline?
Imperialis one of the major mappers who helped Grimdark become popular in Mapperdonia stopped using the style at the start of summer in 2017. Imperialis said that it had become one big cliche as everyone was using and copying it. Proxima soon did the same and began to do his own style of mapping; he started a new series that was much more original. Imperialis decided to do LV styled mapping and mix it with Grimdark elements. Many argue the Grimdark genre is dead because Proxima and Imperials' fans made it cliche and overused, leaving no possible innovation, while others say it isn't, seing as so many mappers use it. Despite the criticism and the major mappers who use Grimdark using other genres the style is still very popular among small mappers.

Mappers who often used this

 * Eradiate1946.jpg


 * Long live


 * Olympus


 * Proxima


 * Imperalis


 * Raptor Mapping


 * Valor


 * Olympus


 * Atlas


 * Chinese Mapping
 * Algerian Mapper
 * Anchor Mapping


 * Slavium


 * Terminius


 * Radius


 * Aaerios Mapping


 * Imperial Mapping


 * Concordia


 * Agatha Mapping
 * WestPomerian Hd Productions