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    25 Hilarious Viral Tweets About The Differences Between Sci-Fi And Fantasy That Have Me HOWLING

    "Sci-fi is when weapons go pew-pew. Fantasy is when weapons go clink-clink."

    There is a fine line between what makes something a sci-fi story or a fantasy story.

    Both genres borrow from each other using similar storytelling tropes, and when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy onscreen, we often see the same actors nabbing roles in both universes.

    So if you have trouble telling the difference between the two, have no fear, because these 29 Twitter users have PERFECTLY encapsulated the hilarious differences and similarities between them.

    1.

    Scifi is when you have Matt Smith and fantasy is when you have Matt Smith

    BBC, Ollie Upton/HBO Max/THA via Alamy / Via Twitter: @mikechenwriter

    2.

    Sci-Fi is when weapons go pew pew Fantasy is when weapons go clink clink

    Twitter: @panwisegamgee

    3.

    Fantasy is when Irish words are randomly thrown into conversation and Sci-Fi is when all street signs are in Japanese hope that helps

    Twitter: @Amylouioc

    4.

    Fantasy is when the wise, long lived species has pointed ears. Sci-fi is when the wise, long lived species has pointed ears.

    PhotoArchives du 7e Art/New Line Cinema via Alamy , Paramount Pictures / ScreenProd / Photononstop / Alamy Stock Photo / Via Twitter: @Captain_Revo

    5.

    Sci-fi is when you greet each other with eye contact and a firm handshake; fantasy is when you clasp each other’s forearms and gaze at each other melancholy but stalwart

    Twitter: @mxdshipwreck

    6.

    Let me clear it up for you. Sci fi is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that’s possible, and fantasy is when you have a sword made of light because the author believes that’s impossible. Hope this helps.

    Twitter: @JoeSondow

    7.

    Scifi is when the organization is based on a geek's misconceptions about the Navy. Fantasy is when the organization is based on a geek's misconceptions about European feudalism.

    Twitter: @Judd_of_Kryos

    8.

    sci-fi is when andy serkis is a creepy deformed bald creature and fantasy is when andy serkis is a creepy deformed bald creature

    Disney / New Line Cinema / Via Twitter: @atotalposer

    9.

    Lemme clear it up for you. Sci-fi is when your currency is called credits, and fantasy is when it's called coin.

    Twitter: @dcgrodz

    10.

    Okay here's an earnest one: Science fiction is when magic is explained by fake science. Fantasy is when magic is explained by fake religion. (Horror is when magic is unexplained?)

    Twitter: @TheLincoln

    11.

    Fantasy is when it's filmed in a forest on the outskirts of Vancouver. Sci-fi is when it's filmed in a rock quarry on the outskirts of Vancouver.

    Twitter: @Zeddary

    12.

    Fantasy is when your cheese looks like this. Sci-fi is when your cheese looks like this.

    New Line Cinema / NBC / Via Twitter: @Aaron_Carpenter

    13.

    No, no. Fantasy is when you really want to fuck an elf, and sci-fi is when you really want to fuck a robot. Hope this helps.

    Twitter: @Ruby_Stevens

    14.

    Let me clear it up for you: sci-fi is when you’re depressed about the future, fantasy is when you’re depressed about the past, and literature is when you’re depressed about the present.

    Twitter: @libshipwreck

    15.

    Sci-fi is when they explain why the furries exist and fantasy is when no one cares why the furries exist.

    Twitter: @NoobtheLoser

    16.

    Fantasy is when there's an entire chapter dedicated to describing food, sci-fi is when there's an entire chapter dedicated to describing transportation.

    Twitter: @carlylane

    17.

    Sci-Fi is when Liam Neeson looks like White Jesus. Fantasy is when Liam Neeson looks like Lion Jesus.

    Disney, Maximum Film / Alamy Stock Photo / Via Twitter: @starklyjd

    18.

    Sci-fi is when hot girl with gun. Fantasy is when hot girl with sword. I am gay.

    Twitter: @lesbiaudrey

    19.

    Fantasy is when the weird deer is magical. Sci-fi is when the weird deer is a mutant. Horror is when it doesn't matter what the weird deer is because it wants you dead.

    Twitter: @Souliebirb

    20.

    sci-fi is when you drink blue milk. fantasy is where you drink brown soup

    Twitter: @youwouldknow

    21.

    sci-fi is when we call it unobtanium and fantasy is when we call it mithril

    Twitter: @femmekyttymusic

    22.

    let me clear this up right now. sci-fi is when you have an abandoned, fucked up sphere hidden deep in outer space and fantasy is when you have an abandoned, fucked up library hidden deep in a poison swamp

    Twitter: @lukeisamazing

    23.

    sci-fi is when hugo weaving looks like this and fantasy is when hugo weaving looks like this

    Warner Bros / Cinematic Collection / Alamy Stock,  PhotoArchives du 7e Art/New Line Cinema via Alamy / Via Twitter: @joshcarlosjosh

    24.

    Fantasy is when something that can't fly flies because of magic Sci-fi is when something that can't fly flies because we rerouted the quadilateral converter into the gideon matrix

    Twitter: @Robbotron

    25.

    Lemme clear it up for you. Sci-fi is when the big dirty city is called Fallen Star, and fantasy is when the big dirty city is called Fällėnstâr.

    Twitter: @sacha_coward

    These tweets are seriously all so funny and true. You should give all of these hilarious people a follow on Twitter because I think we can all use a little more funny in our lives! Huzzah!