diff --git a/src/structlog/stdlib.py b/src/structlog/stdlib.py
index fb5fa15d..166578be 100644
--- a/src/structlog/stdlib.py
+++ b/src/structlog/stdlib.py
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ def critical(self, event: str | None = None, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> Any:
         """
         return self._proxy_to_logger("critical", event, *args, **kw)
 
+    def fatal(self, event: str | None = None, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> Any:
+        """
+        Process event and call `logging.Logger.critical` with the result.
+        """
+        return self._proxy_to_logger("critical", event, *args, **kw)
+
     def exception(
         self, event: str | None = None, *args: Any, **kw: Any
     ) -> Any:
@@ -236,8 +242,6 @@ def log(
         """
         return self._proxy_to_logger(LEVEL_TO_NAME[level], event, *args, **kw)
 
-    fatal = critical
-
     def _proxy_to_logger(
         self,
         method_name: str,
@@ -448,7 +452,13 @@ async def acritical(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         """
         await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.critical, event, args, kw)
 
-    afatal = acritical
+    async def afatal(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
+        """
+        Log using `critical()`, but asynchronously in a separate thread.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 23.1.0
+        """
+        await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.critical, event, args, kw)
 
     async def aexception(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         """
@@ -625,7 +635,8 @@ async def info(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
     async def warning(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.sync_bl.warning, event, args, kw)
 
-    warn = warning
+    async def warn(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
+        await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.sync_bl.warning, event, args, kw)
 
     async def error(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.sync_bl.error, event, args, kw)
@@ -633,7 +644,8 @@ async def error(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
     async def critical(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.sync_bl.critical, event, args, kw)
 
-    fatal = critical
+    async def fatal(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
+        await self._dispatch_to_sync(self.sync_bl.critical, event, args, kw)
 
     async def exception(self, event: str, *args: Any, **kw: Any) -> None:
         # To make `log.exception("foo") work, we have to check if the user
diff --git a/tests/test_stdlib.py b/tests/test_stdlib.py
index e79050f9..9bba39f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_stdlib.py
+++ b/tests/test_stdlib.py
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ def test_proxies_to_correct_method(self, method_name):
 
         assert method_name == getattr(bl, method_name)("event")
 
+    def test_proxies_to_correct_method_special_cases(self):
+        """
+        Fatal maps to critical and warn to warning.
+        """
+        bl = BoundLogger(ReturnLogger(), [return_method_name], {})
+
+        assert "warning" == bl.warn("event")
+        assert "critical" == bl.fatal("event")
+
     def test_proxies_log(self):
         """
         BoundLogger.exception.log() is proxied to the appropriate method.
@@ -359,6 +368,20 @@ async def test_async_log_methods(self, meth, cl):
             CapturedCall(method_name=meth, args=(), kwargs={"event": "Async!"})
         ] == cl.calls
 
+    async def test_async_log_methods_special_cases(self, cl):
+        """
+        afatal maps to critical.
+        """
+        bl = build_bl(cl, processors=[])
+
+        await bl.afatal("Async!")
+
+        assert [
+            CapturedCall(
+                method_name="critical", args=(), kwargs={"event": "Async!"}
+            )
+        ] == cl.calls
+
     async def test_alog(self, cl):
         """
         Alog logs async at the correct level.
@@ -1325,11 +1348,19 @@ async def test_correct_levels(self, abl, cl, stdlib_log_method):
 
         aliases = {"warn": "warning"}
 
-        alias = aliases.get(stdlib_log_method)
-        expect = alias if alias else stdlib_log_method
+        expect = aliases.get(stdlib_log_method, stdlib_log_method)
 
         assert expect == cl.calls[0].method_name
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_correct_level_fatal(self, abl, cl):
+        """
+        fatal, that I have no idea why we support, maps to critical.
+        """
+        await abl.bind(foo="bar").fatal("42")
+
+        assert "critical" == cl.calls[0].method_name
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_log_method(self, abl, cl):
         """