FAQ

Relationships
No one knows! Interpret it how you want. Lighthouse has deliberately set up a will they/won't they/are they dynamic. Also keep in mind that episodes are not chronological, so just because they're not together in Episode 96 doesn't mean they weren't together in Episode 30, for example.
 * Are S & D together or what!?

Powers
Yes. ''Keep in mind that you can ignore any piece of lore you want in order to write a story. You can give S limits in alternate universes.''
 * Can S do x?

Yes. Whatever it is, S could do it if they wanted to. S is an unstoppable force and an immovable object does not exist in canon.
 * But what about x situation, can S still do y thing?

If they haven't done it, it's because they didn't want to. Sometimes they don't do things because D doesn't want them to.
 * But if S can do anything, why haven't they done x?

A lot. Lighthouse demonstrates the difference here.
 * How much stronger than an A Tier is S?

You're probably thinking about it too hard. Reread the description on D|D's page.
 * I have a question about D's teleportation power.

Definitions
Generally speaking, this is a term used to talk about what's accepted as "true" in a fictional universe. In most fandoms this is pretty straightforward: it's the book, movie, show, etc. that originally inspired the fanworks. While fanworks can deviate from canon, it's generally considered the starting point, the common knowledge held by members of the fandom when they interact with any given fanwork.
 * What's canon?

In some fandoms, there's materials that not everyone has access to, such as comic book tie-ins to movies. While this type of material is often considered canon by the creators, this type of material can be argued to be "soft canon" for fandom, since it's not guaranteed to be part of the common knowledge that someone interacting with a fanwork will have. A fanwork creator that uses these lesser-known works will probably have to add notes to explain where the inspiration for parts of their story come from or risk confusing their readers.
 * What's soft canon?

Sometimes people who work on the canon materials will say things in interviews or on social media that could be considered a new "truth" for the fictional universe. These types of "word of god" comments are usually considered "soft canon" unless they contradict canon materials or the fandom has chosen to believe in death of the author (e.g. J.K. Rowling.)

Usually, fanworks. Sometimes in long-running content there will also be retcons, where the creators will change some part of what was canon to non canon so they can take the story in a different direction. Some fandoms also use the term "headcanon" for commonly shared ideas, concepts, or tropes that don't exist in the original work, but enhance fanworks.
 * What's not canon?

S & D Tier Canon and Wiki Canon
Lighthouse has said that all materials not created by them - things that are usually called fanworks - are canon as long as they don't contradict what Lighthouse says is canon. Not only that, but if it does contradict, it's canon in an alternate universe. This means that, according to Lighthouse, everything created by anyone for the S & D Tier multiverse is "true," even if it can't be considered true in the main universe that Lighthouse makes content for.
 * Okay, so what's canon for S & D Tier Villains?

This is an unusual stance for a creator to take, since Lighthouse has effectively extended ownership of S & D Tier to the fandom as a whole. It's one of the reasons we respect Lighthouse as a creator. It also makes lorekeeping an exponentially expanding and Sisyphean task, and we're not about that life.

Technically, no, it doesn't, because we can't possibly keep track of what everyone is creating in the S & D Tier space. So instead we're just covering Lighthouse's works. Considering that one of the ways you can define canon for a fictional universe is "the materials that the majority of the audience is familiar with," we feel that this is a reasonable cutoff point.
 * So this wiki doesn't cover all of S & D Tier canon?

Officially, for the purposes of this wiki, the only things that are canon are the episodes in the S & D Tier YouTube playlist, because we use that playlist to create the episode transcriptions. The videos about the series that Lighthouse posts are also wiki canon as long as they don't contradict the episodes, since they often provide important clarification that can't be shown in the episodes due to the limitations of the medium.

Wiki Soft Canon
Lighthouse often answers questions about the series in TikTok comments and occasionally in the fan Discord. Since one of the purposes of this wiki is to answer common questions, it makes sense to track those answers. However, since not only are these answers not available to the majority of the audience by nature, we're treating them as soft canon, like a comic tie-in for a movie.
 * What is wiki Soft Canon?

Also, Lighthouse just makes up shit on the spot when asked a question and doesn't keep track of whether it conflicts with previously established lore, so we're not going to treat it as the same level of canon as episodes.

We try to cite canon information with links to the relevant episode/video, so any info without a citation is probably based on commentary instead of an episode.

S & D Tier Not Canon
Under the rules Lighthouse established, the only S & D Tier content in existence that isn't canon is the content that they declare to be not canon.
 * Why is Lighthouse yelling that something is "not canon"? Isn't it canon if Lighthouse made it?

Lighthouse publishes non canon episodes as a way to encourage fanworks. They are not canon and never will be canon, even if elements of those episodes get transferred into canon (e.g. Chad's arms).

Fanworks
Yes, please do! If you post on TikTok, use the #sanddtier hashtag. On AO3, set the fandom to 'S&D Tier - Lighthouse Raiders (Web Series)'.
 * Can I write/draw/create/cosplay xyz thing?

Go for it!
 * Are original characters ok?

AO3 is preferred, but if you're impatiently waiting to get an account, there's always Wattpad. There's also lots of folks with the Discord with extra AO3 invites, just ask.
 * Where should I put my fanfic?

Extremely likely, they've read pretty much everything else so far.
 * Is Lighthouse going to read my fic?

Non-Canon Draft Hostage Negotiations
The Warlord is mercurial and can change the rules as they see fit, but so far they have said that:
 * The current hostage prompt does not spark joy, can I still help?


 * new works for previous prompts still counts
 * completing homework counts
 * any new/updated works count for partial points

The goal of this is to get more content and to have fun without hurting yourself, so do what works for you.

New Creators
It's okay if it's bad, that's how you learn to get better. Keep going!
 * I've never written a fic before! What if it's bad?

Absolutely not! Keep going, you're just in an alternate universe now.
 * Something Lighthouse just posted contradicts what's happening in my story, should I stop writing?

Lighthouse Raiders
They don't care what pronouns you use.
 * What's Lighthouse's pronouns?