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The [[Fan Work]] equivalent of the [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]—a fan-made creation combining three or more properties into a single, hopefully coherent, whole. By necessity also a variety of [[Alternate Universe Fic]], the '''Mega Crossover''' attempts to dovetail many often wildly different settings together in the process of telling its story; it is perhaps the ultimate challenge an author can pose to himself.
The [[Fan Work]] equivalent of the [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]—a fan-made creation combining three or more properties into a single, hopefully coherent, whole. By necessity also a variety of [[Alternate Universe Fic]], the '''Mega Crossover''' attempts to dovetail many often wildly different settings together in the process of telling its story; it is perhaps the ultimate challenge an author can pose to himself.


When well done, a '''Mega Crossover''' can be an amazing and impressive piece of work, often epic in scale. When it isn't, it's an obvious stillborn Frankensteinian mess. Particularly bad, violently out-of-control megacrossovers, where sources are thrown together with no regard to blending their continuities, [[Author Appeal|simply because the author is hopelessly in love with all those series, books, and comics]], are called ''crossorgies''.
When well done, a Mega Crossover can be an amazing and impressive piece of work, often epic in scale. When it isn't, it's an obvious stillborn Frankensteinian mess. Particularly bad, violently out-of-control megacrossovers, where sources are thrown together with no regard to blending their continuities, [[Author Appeal|simply because the author is hopelessly in love with all those series, books, and comics]], are called ''crossorgies''.


The only problem with liking a '''Mega Crossover''' is that no matter how amazingly good it may be, trying to describe it to someone else inevitably ends up sounding corny and geeky.
The only problem with liking a Mega Crossover is that no matter how amazingly good it may be, trying to describe it to someone else inevitably ends up sounding corny and geeky.


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* ''[[A Game of Gods]]'' involves a group of mysterious beings kidnapping a host of beings from across the multiverse and throwing them into strange and perilous situations. The main cast of characters are diverse, and many of the worlds that the characters visit are drawn from other works of fiction.
* ''[[A Game of Gods]]'' involves a group of mysterious beings kidnapping a host of beings from across the multiverse and throwing them into strange and perilous situations. The main cast of characters are diverse, and many of the worlds that the characters visit are drawn from other works of fiction.
* ''[[Journey Through the Multiverse (Roleplay)|Journey Through the Multiverse]]'' takes the multiverse-hopping premise from [[Kamen Rider Decade]] and [[Kingdom Hearts]] and plays it with a huge multiversal war for power, with multiple factions taking part in the war.
* ''[[Journey Through the Multiverse (Roleplay)|Journey Through the Multiverse]]'' takes the multiverse-hopping premise from [[Kamen Rider Decade]] and [[Kingdom Hearts]] and plays it with a huge multiversal war for power, with multiple factions taking part in the war.
* ''[http://aykfrpg.forumotion.net/forum.htm The Adventure You'd Kill For]'' was a roleplaying forum thread game, in which fictional murderers (and a handful of legitimate soldiers) are imprisoned together by supernatural jailers and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqLGbjSpXA forced to work together in order to escape.] Characters included [[The Sandman|the Corinthian]], [[Heroes (TV series)|Sylar]], [[Metal Gear|the Fear, Naked Snake / Big Boss]], [[Assassin's Creed|Altair]], and [[Kill Bill|Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride]]. [[Order of the Stick|Belkar Bitterleaf]], [[Sin City|Dwight McCarthy]], [[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac|Johnny C.]], [[Batman|the Joker]], [[Nightmare On Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]], [[Sweeney Todd]], [[Lord of the Rings|Saruman the White]], [[Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]], [[Harry Potter|Bellatrix Lestrange]], [[The Witcher|Geralt of Rivia]], [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Leatherface]], and many more. However a lapse in activity for several years led to it becoming an Orphaned Series.
* ''[http://aykfrpg.forumotion.net/forum.htm The Adventure You'd Kill For]'' was a roleplaying forum thread game, in which fictional murderers (and a handful of legitimate soldiers) are imprisoned together by supernatural jailers and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqLGbjSpXA forced to work together in order to escape.] Characters included [[The Sandman|the Corinthian]], [[Heroes (TV series)|Sylar]], [[Metal Gear|the Fear, Naked Snake / Big Boss]], [[Assassin's Creed|Altair]], and [[Kill Bill|Beatrix Kiddo / The Bride]]. [[Order of the Stick|Belkar Bitterleaf]], [[Sin City|Dwight McCarthy]], [[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac|Johnny C.]], [[Batman|the Joker]], [[Nightmare On Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]], [[Sweeney Todd]], [[The Lord of the Rings|Saruman the White]], [[Silence of the Lambs|Hannibal Lecter]], [[Harry Potter|Bellatrix Lestrange]], [[The Witcher|Geralt of Rivia]], [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Leatherface]], and many more. However a lapse in activity for several years led to it becoming an Orphaned Series.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210905055357/https://murpg.proboards.com/ Age of Heroes]{{Dead link}}'' is a roleplaying campaign which starts with Marvel and DC which then crams in anything that can be fit in. ''Castlevania, Soul Calibur, Yu Yu Hakusho'', and more. Now it might seem that such a campaign would collapse under its own weight, but it seems to be doing quite well.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20210905055357/https://murpg.proboards.com/ Age of Heroes]''{{Dead link}} is a roleplaying campaign which starts with Marvel and DC which then crams in anything that can be fit in. ''Castlevania, Soul Calibur, Yu Yu Hakusho'', and more. Now it might seem that such a campaign would collapse under its own weight, but it seems to be doing quite well.
* ''[[AGENCY]]'' by [http://jediannsolo.deviantart.com/ JediAnnSolo] is an adventure comic staring [[Shadow the Hedgehog]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]], characters from [[Animal Crossing]], [[Arthur|DW Read]], [[Star Fox (series)|Fox, Krystal, and Marcus McCloud]], [[Pokémon|Pikachu]], [[Parappa the Rapper]], and the [[Pink Panther]]. Fox, Marcus, and DW are kidnapped, causing Krystal and Mrs. Read have hired the Pink Panther (who is a [[Private Investigator]]) to find them. He has hired Sandy to help with field work, and Krystal has hired Shadow as her body guard.
* ''[[AGENCY]]'' by [http://jediannsolo.deviantart.com/ JediAnnSolo] is an adventure comic staring [[Shadow the Hedgehog]], [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Sandy Cheeks]], characters from [[Animal Crossing]], [[Arthur|DW Read]], [[Star Fox (series)|Fox, Krystal, and Marcus McCloud]], [[Pokémon|Pikachu]], [[Parappa the Rapper]], and the [[Pink Panther]]. Fox, Marcus, and DW are kidnapped, causing Krystal and Mrs. Read have hired the Pink Panther (who is a [[Private Investigator]]) to find them. He has hired Sandy to help with field work, and Krystal has hired Shadow as her body guard.
** The series has also spawned a series of ''[[Berserk Button|non-canon]]'' pictures featuring Shadow and Sandy as a couple. JediAnnSolo has [[Word of God|repeated said]] that she currently has no plans to [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|pair them up in the actual series]], but she has also said that they do make for a [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|dynamically interesting couple]].
** The series has also spawned a series of ''[[Berserk Button|non-canon]]'' pictures featuring Shadow and Sandy as a couple. JediAnnSolo has [[Word of God|repeated said]] that she currently has no plans to [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|pair them up in the actual series]], but she has also said that they do make for a [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|dynamically interesting couple]].
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* Usually, a Mega Crossover will contain either anime or [[Western Animation]], but not both. One of the few exceptions is ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5032746/1/CrossWorld_Episode_1 CrossWorld: Episode 1]'', by Hejin57, a.k.a. Kareem Elamrani. This is an unfinished work containing, so far, characters from ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', and, of all things, ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. It's about as [[Crack Fic|cracky]] of an idea as one would expect, but actually [[So Okay It's Average|isn't that terrible]], despite the fact that it's not nearly as good as the other fanfics by the same author. Unfortunately, [[Dead Fic|it hasn't been updated since 2009]], which actually wouldn't be so bad if the author hadn't stopped ''just when the story was starting to get good''. The author has since chosen to work on his other, non-crossover ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|Haruhi]]'' fanfics, which as has already been mentioned, are much better works.
* Usually, a Mega Crossover will contain either anime or [[Western Animation]], but not both. One of the few exceptions is ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5032746/1/CrossWorld_Episode_1 CrossWorld: Episode 1]'', by Hejin57, a.k.a. Kareem Elamrani. This is an unfinished work containing, so far, characters from ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Samurai Jack]]'', and, of all things, ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]''. It's about as [[Crack Fic|cracky]] of an idea as one would expect, but actually [[So Okay It's Average|isn't that terrible]], despite the fact that it's not nearly as good as the other fanfics by the same author. Unfortunately, [[Dead Fic|it hasn't been updated since 2009]], which actually wouldn't be so bad if the author hadn't stopped ''just when the story was starting to get good''. The author has since chosen to work on his other, non-crossover ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi|Haruhi]]'' fanfics, which as has already been mentioned, are much better works.
** The same author has also written ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5576875/1/Cross_Chronicles Cross Chronicles]'', a more conventional Mega Crossover of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', ''[[Midori no Hibi]]'', and ''[[Fate/stay night]]''. What's more, the fanfic itself is set in the universe of ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]''. Interestingly enough, even though the two fics are completely different, the same [[Plot Device]] is used to get all the different fandoms together in both of Hejin's Mega Crossovers.
** The same author has also written ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5576875/1/Cross_Chronicles Cross Chronicles]'', a more conventional Mega Crossover of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'', ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', ''[[Midori no Hibi]]'', and ''[[Fate/stay night]]''. What's more, the fanfic itself is set in the universe of ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]''. Interestingly enough, even though the two fics are completely different, the same [[Plot Device]] is used to get all the different fandoms together in both of Hejin's Mega Crossovers.
* John Biles' ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140507105717/http://www.maison-otaku.net/~rhea/Shiva/Shiva1.html Dance of Shiva]'' blends five classic [[Anime]]—along with [[The Cameo|cameos]] from and [[Shout-Out]]s to at least a dozen other sources—to create a story that is by turns action-packed, comedic, and unabashedly mystical.
* John Biles' ''[[The Dance of Shiva]]'' blends five classic [[Anime]]—along with [[The Cameo|cameos]] from and [[Shout-Out]]s to at least a dozen other sources—to create a story that is by turns action-packed, comedic, and unabashedly mystical.
* ''[http://slifertheskydragon.deviantart.com/art/Danny-Phantom-Rebirth-page-1-2-71036519 Danny Phantom Rebirth]'' is yet another ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' Mega Crossover webcomic.
* ''[http://slifertheskydragon.deviantart.com/art/Danny-Phantom-Rebirth-page-1-2-71036519 Danny Phantom Rebirth]'' is yet another ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' Mega Crossover webcomic.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1291211/1/DDM_Digimon_and_Duel_Monsters DDM: Digimon and Duel Monsters]'' blends elements and characters from ''[[Digimon]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', and ''[[Pokémon]]'' into a single setting.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1291211/1/DDM_Digimon_and_Duel_Monsters DDM: Digimon and Duel Monsters]'' blends elements and characters from ''[[Digimon]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', and ''[[Pokémon]]'' into a single setting.
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** Currently the Clan features [[Fate/stay night|Shirou Emiya]], 24 wives, and 28 children (Further additions have been capped at this number). This is not counting various relatives, family friends, and clientele that show up in the stories on a regular basis. Usually, each child gets their own crossover(s), while the entire family (or a part of it) may participate in a story sometimes.
** Currently the Clan features [[Fate/stay night|Shirou Emiya]], 24 wives, and 28 children (Further additions have been capped at this number). This is not counting various relatives, family friends, and clientele that show up in the stories on a regular basis. Usually, each child gets their own crossover(s), while the entire family (or a part of it) may participate in a story sometimes.
** A few of the authors have compiled their works [http://www.fanfiction.net/community/In_Flight_OMAKES/92945/99/1/1/ here] (many more stories have been added past this point).
** A few of the authors have compiled their works [http://www.fanfiction.net/community/In_Flight_OMAKES/92945/99/1/1/ here] (many more stories have been added past this point).
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4412960/1/Eureka Eureka]'', A fanfic that contains ''Ranma 1/2'' and ''Eureka'' at its core, works the idea that there's another division of "Eureka". Namely, there's the American Normal Science Branch, and the Japanese MAD Science Branch. In the end, it includes ''Ranma 1/2, Eureka, The Road To Cydonia, Dragon Ball Z, Chobits, Project A-ko, Tenchi, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cooking Master Boy, Yu Yu Hakusho, Bleach, Kim Possible, Venture Brothers, Knight Sabers, Robotech, Naruto'' (''Naruto'' is actually only acknowledged as a manga, but still helps the cast), ''All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku, Pokemon, Dexter's Lab, Jimmy Newtron, Invader Zim, X-Com, Men in Black, Pinky and the Brain, Full Metal Panic, Power Puff Girls, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Marvel Comics, Stargate SG-1, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Dark Titans'' (a fanfic), ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', and ''Gundam'' as, usually, vague little references that you will miss unless you know that series/movie/setting. However, some of them also play larger roles, or more obvious appearances. Anyone who wants to spend the time linking to those respective series feel free to do so, because I'm not
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4412960/1/Eureka Eureka]'', A fanfic that contains ''[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Eureka]]'' at its core, works the idea that there's another division of "Eureka". Namely, there's the American Normal Science Branch, and the Japanese MAD Science Branch. In the end, it includes ''Ranma ½, Eureka, The Road To Cydonia, Dragon Ball Z, Chobits, Project A-ko, Tenchi, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cooking Master Boy, Yu Yu Hakusho, Bleach, Kim Possible, Venture Brothers, Knight Sabers, Robotech, Naruto'' (''Naruto'' is actually only acknowledged as a manga, but still helps the cast), ''All Purpose Cultural Catgirl Nuku Nuku, Pokemon, Dexter's Lab, Jimmy Newtron, Invader Zim, X-Com, Men in Black, Pinky and the Brain, Full Metal Panic, Power Puff Girls, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Marvel Comics, Stargate SG-1, Power Rangers, Sailor Moon, Dark Titans'' (a fanfic), ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'', and ''Gundam'' as, usually, vague little references that you will miss unless you know that series/movie/setting. However, some of them also play larger roles, or more obvious appearances. Anyone who wants to spend the time linking to those respective series feel free to do so, because I'm not
* ''[[Errors in Continuity]]''.
* ''[[Errors in Continuity]]''.
* ''[http://relativeequinox.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3gh3hh The Fandom Wars]'' is a standard example of a Mega Crossover, though it concentrates almost entirely on the two factions of the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' world, whom are being internally manipulated into participating in the war that they didn't want to join in the first place, and the Anime Faction, one of the "Big Three" major military powers and most likely (at least at first) to win. The series can be found in four parts. Be warned that it is very middle-tier.
* ''[http://relativeequinox.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3gh3hh The Fandom Wars]'' is a standard example of a Mega Crossover, though it concentrates almost entirely on the two factions of the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' world, whom are being internally manipulated into participating in the war that they didn't want to join in the first place, and the Anime Faction, one of the "Big Three" major military powers and most likely (at least at first) to win. The series can be found in four parts. Be warned that it is very middle-tier.
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* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1230821/1/Mirrors_Multiplied_Original_Flavor Mirrors Multiplied]'' by [[Jared Ornstead]] is one of the earlier and more well-known ''[[Ranma ½]]'' Megacrossovers on the net.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1230821/1/Mirrors_Multiplied_Original_Flavor Mirrors Multiplied]'' by [[Jared Ornstead]] is one of the earlier and more well-known ''[[Ranma ½]]'' Megacrossovers on the net.
* ''My Life as a Teenaged von Neumann Device'' primarily focuses on ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', but is absolutely ''loaded'' with subtle and not-so-sbutle references to other Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network cartoons. Among other things, the Cluster has been having trouble with [[Invader Zim|the Irkens]] and [[The Fairly OddParents|the Yugopotamians]], and Dr. Wakeman's old college roommate was [[Evil Con Carne|Dr. Ghastly]].
* ''My Life as a Teenaged von Neumann Device'' primarily focuses on ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'', but is absolutely ''loaded'' with subtle and not-so-sbutle references to other Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network cartoons. Among other things, the Cluster has been having trouble with [[Invader Zim|the Irkens]] and [[The Fairly OddParents|the Yugopotamians]], and Dr. Wakeman's old college roommate was [[Evil Con Carne|Dr. Ghastly]].
* Rob Morris' "The Never-Ending Battle". Take ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' as the core fandom. Add in that several of the characters just happen to be ''[[Highlander]]''-style Immortals and that before becoming Mulder's nemesis the Cancer Man was running experiments in Korea in the early 50s. Oh, and Sherman Potter is descended from a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|BtVS]]''-style Slayer and came home from WWI with one [[Forever Knight|Nick Knight]] in tow. Then there's Hawkeye and Hot Lips' roles in the Eugenics Wars from ''[[Star Trek]]'', not to mention the way that most of the human crew-members of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' can trace their family bloodlines back to someone who served at the 4077th. And let's not forget about BJ's wife Peggy... and her half-sister [[Bewitched|Samantha Stevens]]. By the time [[Godzilla]] shows up you don't even bat an eye. Of course Godzilla and ''M*A*S*H'' can co-exist in the same universe—giant lizard monsters aren't really that strange.
* Rob Morris' ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5865323/1/The-Never-Ending-Battle-Book-One-Through-Early-Fog The Never-Ending Battle]''. Take ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' as the core fandom. Add in that several of the characters just happen to be ''[[Highlander]]''-style Immortals and that before becoming Mulder's nemesis the Cancer Man was running experiments in Korea in the early 50s. Oh, and Sherman Potter is descended from a ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|BtVS]]''-style Slayer and came home from WWI with one [[Forever Knight|Nick Knight]] in tow. Then there's Hawkeye and Hot Lips' roles in the Eugenics Wars from ''[[Star Trek]]'', not to mention the way that most of the human crew-members of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' can trace their family bloodlines back to someone who served at the 4077th. And let's not forget about BJ's wife Peggy... and her half-sister [[Bewitched|Samantha Stevens]]. By the time [[Godzilla]] shows up you don't even bat an eye. Of course Godzilla and ''M*A*S*H'' can co-exist in the same universe—giant lizard monsters aren't really that strange.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204014044/http://neverendingstrugglerpg.freeforums.org/ Neverending Struggle: Multiverse at War]'' is a forum RPG based entirely on this trope. Basically, in a world where all fictional characters live, a war breaks out. Each separate faction (Individual Armies) is trying to take over the world. It has an incredible amount of 3 players, probably because of lack of advertisement.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20101204014044/http://neverendingstrugglerpg.freeforums.org/ Neverending Struggle: Multiverse at War]'' is a forum RPG based entirely on this trope. Basically, in a world where all fictional characters live, a war breaks out. Each separate faction (Individual Armies) is trying to take over the world. It has an incredible amount of 3 players, probably because of lack of advertisement.
** Also, from the same person who manages that, comes ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4457855/1/Ookami_no_Monogatari Ookami no Monogatari]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110402001047/http://www.drunkduck.com/Wolfeye_City/index.php?p=631162 Wolfeye City]''. ''Ookami no Monogatari'' is about a group of characters from different dimensions (fictional works), at the moment{{when}} ''One Piece'' and ''Megaman X'', being lead by a teenage girl to various missions. Wolfeye City also uses the Author Avatar trope, since it's about Alter-Egos, the comic representations of the author and some of her friends, fighting demons who are trying to destroy the city, who is filled with anime and video game characters. All three are Better than it Sounds. Though, Erase Alpha, the author, must love this trope.
** Also, from the same person who manages that, comes ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4457855/1/Ookami_no_Monogatari Ookami no Monogatari]'' and ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20110402001047/http://www.drunkduck.com/Wolfeye_City/index.php?p=631162 Wolfeye City]''. ''Ookami no Monogatari'' is about a group of characters from different dimensions (fictional works), at the moment{{when}} ''One Piece'' and ''Megaman X'', being lead by a teenage girl to various missions. Wolfeye City also uses the Author Avatar trope, since it's about Alter-Egos, the comic representations of the author and some of her friends, fighting demons who are trying to destroy the city, who is filled with anime and video game characters. All three are Better than it Sounds. Though, Erase Alpha, the author, must love this trope.
** All three are dead. And now [https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090114/http://neverendingstruggle.free-forums.cc/ Neverending Struggle V2] and [http://imagine.forummotions.com/ IMAGINE], both Mega Crossover RPGS (not very active at the moment though).
** All three are dead. And now ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090114/http://neverendingstruggle.free-forums.cc/ Neverending Struggle V2]'' and ''[http://imagine.forummotions.com/ IMAGINE]'', both Mega Crossover RPGS (not very active at the moment though).
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3695276/1/Never_Too_Young Never Too Young]'' by Koolkame. ''[[Ben 10]], [[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]], [[Danny Phantom]], [[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]], [[American Dragon: Jake Long]],'' with cameos from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]], [[Back to The Future The Animated Series]], [[X-Men: Evolution]], [[Justice League Unlimited]], [[Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[Jonny Quest]]''. Expect [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3695276/1/Never_Too_Young Never Too Young]'' by Koolkame. ''[[Ben 10]], [[WITCH (animation)|WITCH]], [[Danny Phantom]], [[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]], [[American Dragon: Jake Long]],'' with cameos from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]], [[Back to The Future The Animated Series]], [[X-Men: Evolution]], [[Justice League Unlimited]], [[Fantastic Four]]'' and ''[[Jonny Quest]]''. Expect [[Loads and Loads of Characters]].
* ''[[Nicktoons Tales]]'' is a fancomic that sews all Nicktoons settings into one planet, as well as original characters living on that planet.
* ''[[Nicktoons Tales]]'' is a fancomic that sews all Nicktoons settings into one planet, as well as original characters living on that planet.
** Also, in the same series, there is a planet with all ''anime'' settings sown into it.
** Also, in the same series, there is a planet with all ''anime'' settings sown into it.
* ''[http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/28839.html Nuclear Fusion]{{Dead link}}'' on the (currently defunct) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160120155147/http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/ Anime Adventure]. Noteworthy because it manages to mix up elements of over one hundred completely unrelated series and manages to combine them into a single massive Fallout inspired Post-Nuclear world, and not only make sense, but tell an interesting and unique story.
* ''[http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/28839.html Nuclear Fusion]''{{Dead link}} on the (currently defunct) [https://web.archive.org/web/20160120155147/http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/ Anime Adventure]. Noteworthy because it manages to mix up elements of over one hundred completely unrelated series and manages to combine them into a single massive Fallout inspired Post-Nuclear world, and not only make sense, but tell an interesting and unique story.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120428205801/http://s1.zetaboards.com/Obscurite_Musicale/index/ Obscurité Musicale]'' is an active RPG that crosses over, mostly,''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', and ''[[Les Misérables]]''—as well as ''[[Jekyll and Hyde]]'', ''Billy Budd'', and ''[[Spring Awakening]]''. As well as one or two actual historical figures, and a less-vampiric [[Tanz der Vampire|Herbert von Krolock]]. You guessed it—it's very, very AU, but serious in tone. The in-character chatbox can't have the same said for it, being the ungodly place that spawned the pairing of [[Twilight (novel)|Edward]] and [[Sandman|the Corinthian]]. They're both on crack, of course. Just different kinds of crack. It's... weird. Some parts hang together fairly well. Some are a bit weird.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120428205801/http://s1.zetaboards.com/Obscurite_Musicale/index/ Obscurité Musicale]'' is an active RPG that crosses over, mostly,''[[Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', and ''[[Les Misérables]]''—as well as ''[[Jekyll and Hyde]]'', ''Billy Budd'', and ''[[Spring Awakening]]''. As well as one or two actual historical figures, and a less-vampiric [[Tanz der Vampire|Herbert von Krolock]]. You guessed it—it's very, very AU, but serious in tone. The in-character chatbox can't have the same said for it, being the ungodly place that spawned the pairing of [[Twilight (novel)|Edward]] and [[Sandman|the Corinthian]]. They're both on crack, of course. Just different kinds of crack. It's... weird. Some parts hang together fairly well. Some are a bit weird.
** Are you calling my board weird? Note that neither the Corinthian nor Edward Cullen are viable canons for this board. Note also that it's set in a very not-accurate quasi-English France. Nitpickers beware. I mean, they ''are'' musicals... And expect ''[[Oliver!]]'' canons shortly. We're that expansive. Unless you want to try and [[Steampunk]] it up. Then the answer is no.
** Are you calling my board weird? Note that neither the Corinthian nor Edward Cullen are viable canons for this board. Note also that it's set in a very not-accurate quasi-English France. Nitpickers beware. I mean, they ''are'' musicals... And expect ''[[Oliver!]]'' canons shortly. We're that expansive. Unless you want to try and [[Steampunk]] it up. Then the answer is no.
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* ''Tales Of Toons: [[Knight of Lolicon]]'', which was shilled on this wiki, and is a crossover of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', ''[[Transformers]]'', ''[[Inuyasha]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]'', ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', ''[[Love Hina]]'', ''[[Petite Princess Yucie]]'', ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', ''[[Negima]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Zatch Bell]]'', ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Star Ocean]]'', ''[[Xenogears]]'', the [[Tales (series)]], ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', and {{spoiler|[[Lolita]]. Yes, ''Lolita''.}} It's... [[Widget Series|out there]].
* ''Tales Of Toons: [[Knight of Lolicon]]'', which was shilled on this wiki, and is a crossover of ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', ''[[Transformers]]'', ''[[Inuyasha]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]'', ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', ''[[Love Hina]]'', ''[[Petite Princess Yucie]]'', ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', ''[[Negima]]'', ''[[Pokémon]]'', ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Zatch Bell]]'', ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', ''[[Star Ocean]]'', ''[[Xenogears]]'', the [[Tales (series)]], ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', and {{spoiler|[[Lolita]]. Yes, ''Lolita''.}} It's... [[Widget Series|out there]].
* Author [https://web.archive.org/web/20081228073810/http://www.grandt.com/th_presents/index.html Tenhawk] is almost as notorious for this as he is for writing nothing but [[Mary Sue|Xander-Sue]].
* Author [https://web.archive.org/web/20081228073810/http://www.grandt.com/th_presents/index.html Tenhawk] is almost as notorious for this as he is for writing nothing but [[Mary Sue|Xander-Sue]].
* The story ''The Terran Jedi'' over on Twisting The Hellmouth throws in many random cameos into a story where Xander is a Jedi Master, including but not limited to ''Stargate, Discworld, Torchwood, Harry Potter,'' and ''Frasier'' (of all things).
* The story ''[[The Terran Jedi]]'' over on Twisting The Hellmouth throws in many random cameos into a story where Xander is a Jedi Master, including but not limited to ''Stargate, Discworld, Torchwood, Harry Potter,'' and ''Frasier'' (of all things).
** The ''Stargate'' parts have become so frequent and so large that they have long since gone beyond cameos, and at this point it reads like a straight crossover.
** The ''Stargate'' parts have become so frequent and so large that they have long since gone beyond cameos, and at this point it reads like a straight crossover.
* ''[http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=three+kingdoms+reimu#/d30b3nf The Three Kingdoms]'' is another mega-crossover involving characters and objects from different game franchises, novels, movies and anime to suddenly start appearing in our world at December 21, 2012, marking the Doomsday. After a short amount of joy, politics decided that these 'newcomers' were dangerous due to their magic capabilities, superior technology and other abilities. An event called Bad Apple Event led to [http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei Hakurei Reimu] from the ''[[Touhou]]'' video game franchise annexing the entire US which could be read on the prologue. The Vocaloids and Miku eventually caught wind of the event and decided to annex other countries in the name of protecting them from Reimu. Of course, eventually, the kingdom of Gensokyo and Yamaha formed with war between them. They were soon joined by Haruhi Suzumiya after realizing her god-like powers. By then, the three kingdoms have formed and the crossover 'The Three Kingdoms' led to Haruhi planning an invasion. This mega-crossover contains a variety of different creations. (From HMS Thunderchild, Alex Mercer, Familiar of Zero, Star Wars, Strike Witches, Metal Gear and even One Piece)
* ''[http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=three+kingdoms+reimu#/d30b3nf The Three Kingdoms]'' is another mega-crossover involving characters and objects from different game franchises, novels, movies and anime to suddenly start appearing in our world at December 21, 2012, marking the Doomsday. After a short amount of joy, politics decided that these 'newcomers' were dangerous due to their magic capabilities, superior technology and other abilities. An event called Bad Apple Event led to [http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei Hakurei Reimu] from the ''[[Touhou]]'' video game franchise annexing the entire US which could be read on the prologue. The Vocaloids and Miku eventually caught wind of the event and decided to annex other countries in the name of protecting them from Reimu. Of course, eventually, the kingdom of Gensokyo and Yamaha formed with war between them. They were soon joined by Haruhi Suzumiya after realizing her god-like powers. By then, the three kingdoms have formed and the crossover 'The Three Kingdoms' led to Haruhi planning an invasion. This mega-crossover contains a variety of different creations. (From HMS Thunderchild, Alex Mercer, Familiar of Zero, Star Wars, Strike Witches, Metal Gear and even One Piece)
* ''[[Troper Works/Three Messengers|Three Messengers]]'' is somewhere between this trope and a Crossorgy. Production at present{{when}} is slow because of how much there is that the author isn't sure about in one of the source works.
* ''[[Three Messengers]]'' is somewhere between this trope and a Crossorgy. Production at present{{when}} is slow because of how much there is that the author isn't sure about in one of the source works.
* TKR2, a now-defunct massive fanfic series by multiple authors started off as a fairly straight ''[[Knight Rider]]''/''[[Team Knight Rider]]'' fanfic, then expanded to cross over with ''[[Star Wars]]'' (a lead character becomes a Jedi Master), then ''[[Star Trek]]'' (another lead character becomes a ''Borg queen''. One episode has our heroes on a chase across dimensions, culminating in the Starship Voyager landing to help talking cars fight Darth Vader, while a young [[Gene Roddenberry]], Glen Larson, and [[George Lucas]], who had apparently been out necking, look on), ''The Invisible Man'' (He gets a talking car), ''[[Highlander]]'' (yet another character is an immortal. ''And also a Jedi''), ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (In a very complex crossover, a character described as looking like Kevin Sorbo teams up with the real Kevin Sorbo, and also Hercules), ''[[Teletubbies]]'' (They're evil aliens), ''Barney'' (He's ''A Great Old One''), [[James Bond]] (He teams up with our heroes to stop a supervillain plotting to ''build a giant lightsaber with which to cut the earth in half''), and ''[[Survivor]]''. Really.
* ''TKR2'', a now-defunct massive fanfic series by multiple authors started off as a fairly straight ''[[Knight Rider]]''/''[[Team Knight Rider]]'' fanfic, then expanded to cross over with ''[[Star Wars]]'' (a lead character becomes a Jedi Master), then ''[[Star Trek]]'' (another lead character becomes a ''Borg queen''. One episode has our heroes on a chase across dimensions, culminating in the Starship Voyager landing to help talking cars fight Darth Vader, while a young [[Gene Roddenberry]], Glen Larson, and [[George Lucas]], who had apparently been out necking, look on), ''The Invisible Man'' (He gets a talking car), ''[[Highlander]]'' (yet another character is an immortal. ''And also a Jedi''), ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' (In a very complex crossover, a character described as looking like Kevin Sorbo teams up with the real Kevin Sorbo, and also Hercules), ''[[Teletubbies]]'' (They're evil aliens), ''Barney'' (He's ''A Great Old One''), [[James Bond]] (He teams up with our heroes to stop a supervillain plotting to ''build a giant lightsaber with which to cut the earth in half''), and ''[[Survivor]]''. Really.
* Chris Davies' ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090105104221/http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/johnette/139/tog.html Together Again]'' crosses over several anime, including ''Gall Force'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', and many more, along with numerous non-anime sources including ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[GURPS]] International Super Teams'' and DC's ''Sandman''.
* Chris Davies' ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090105104221/http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/johnette/139/tog.html Together Again]'' crosses over several anime, including ''Gall Force'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', and many more, along with numerous non-anime sources including ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[GURPS]] International Super Teams'' and DC's ''Sandman''.
* ''[[Top Dog]]'', by [[Doghead Thirteen]], is a shared universe with several different storylines happening at once; the three main stories involve ''very'' AU versions of ''[[Harry Potter]], [[Ranma ½]]'', and ''[[Naruto]]''. It pulls in characters and references from everywhere under the sun, including ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]], [[Firefly]], [[Star Wars]], [[Star Trek]], [[Girl Genius]], [[Sluggy Freelance]]'', and more. This list is very incomplete; the author is a fan of ''[[Undocumented Features]]'' and says that ''Top Dog'' is approaching its level of crossoverness.
* ''[[Top Dog]]'', by [[Doghead Thirteen]], is a shared universe with several different storylines happening at once; the three main stories involve ''very'' AU versions of ''[[Harry Potter]], [[Ranma ½]]'', and ''[[Naruto]]''. It pulls in characters and references from everywhere under the sun, including ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]], [[Firefly]], [[Star Wars]], [[Star Trek]], [[Girl Genius]], [[Sluggy Freelance]]'', and more. This list is very incomplete; the author is a fan of ''[[Undocumented Features]]'' and says that ''Top Dog'' is approaching its level of crossoverness.
* ''[http://traitorgame.wikia.com/ The Traitor Game]'' is like CLUE. Except with various fictional characters dropped into a setting and violently murdering people amidst a usually epic background. So far, we've had Trigon getting beat up by [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka, Rei,]] [[Superman|Cyborg Superman]], [[Marvel|Doctor Doom 2099]], and a slew of others by the usage of Yellow Lantern rings... actually, just go read the summaries there.
* ''[http://traitorgame.wikia.com/ The Traitor Game]'' is like ''[[Clue (game)|Clue]]''. Except with various fictional characters dropped into a setting and violently murdering people amidst a usually epic background. So far, we've had Trigon getting beat up by [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Asuka, Rei,]] [[Superman|Cyborg Superman]], [[Marvel|Doctor Doom 2099]], and a slew of others by the usage of Yellow Lantern rings... actually, just go read the summaries there.
* ''[[The Travelsverse (Fanfic)|The Travelsverse]]'' is a collection of both Nintendo and other game series that are connected via Super Smash Brothers, by Bulbagarden Member Instrutilus. Though a majority of the action seem takes place on Sinumonas, the name of the Pokémon World here, the person in charge, Instrutilus, has expressed interest in looking at other series to help connect the universe, rather then just having [[Crossover Ship|Link and Samus]] live on the planet and several references to the Super Smash Brothers Core, a collection of the universes greatest fighters that was named after an old tournament they once participated in.
* ''[[The Travelsverse (Fanfic)|The Travelsverse]]'' is a collection of both Nintendo and other game series that are connected via Super Smash Brothers, by Bulbagarden Member Instrutilus. Though a majority of the action seem takes place on Sinumonas, the name of the Pokémon World here, the person in charge, Instrutilus, has expressed interest in looking at other series to help connect the universe, rather then just having [[Crossover Ship|Link and Samus]] live on the planet and several references to the Super Smash Brothers Core, a collection of the universes greatest fighters that was named after an old tournament they once participated in.
* ''[http://psychoe.deviantart.com/art/TCD-prologue-27019744 TRES]'' is a lesser known webcomic which stars several characters from different anime and has a ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' influence.
* ''[http://psychoe.deviantart.com/art/TCD-prologue-27019744 TRES]'' is a lesser known webcomic which stars several characters from different anime and has a ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' influence.
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*** The story was based in the same universe as those fics, but it was done by another author (all that's left of it now is the introductory page). Thanks for pointing those out, though.
*** The story was based in the same universe as those fics, but it was done by another author (all that's left of it now is the introductory page). Thanks for pointing those out, though.
* ''[[Yukari Is Free]]'' is a crazy, hilarious Mega Crossover that takes place primarily in the ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' universe. It is interactively written by several authors on a daily basis. Parodied elements of virtually everything, including ''[[Yotsubato]], [[Tsukihime]], [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]], [[Code Geass]], Real Life, [[Portal (series)|Portal]], [[WALL-E]], [[Star Wars]],'' and ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', just to name a few, have each made at least one appearance.
* ''[[Yukari Is Free]]'' is a crazy, hilarious Mega Crossover that takes place primarily in the ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' universe. It is interactively written by several authors on a daily basis. Parodied elements of virtually everything, including ''[[Yotsubato]], [[Tsukihime]], [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]], [[Code Geass]], Real Life, [[Portal (series)|Portal]], [[WALL-E]], [[Star Wars]],'' and ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', just to name a few, have each made at least one appearance.
* ''[[YuYuGiDigiMoon|Yu Yu Gi Digi Moon]]'' is an ambitious crossover between ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]], [[Digimon Tamers]], [[Digimon Frontier]]'', and ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Later stories include ''[[Digimon Adventure]], [[Digimon Adventure 02]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]].''
* ''[[YuYuGiDigiMoon]]'' is an ambitious crossover between ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]], [[Digimon Tamers]], [[Digimon Frontier]]'', and ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Later stories include ''[[Digimon Adventure]], [[Digimon Adventure 02]], [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]].''
* ''Where on Earth, Spies'' is a [[Web Serial Novel]] that began as a crossover between ''[[Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo]]'' and ''[[Carmen Sandiego]]'' in which they are the best agents at two competing secret agencies. [[Foe Yay]] Ensues. After the first chapters, the author expanded into other properties, incorporating (among others) the GEICO Gecko, Erin eSurance, and Allstate's Mayhem. It can be found [http://pentharis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d4bjjwf here].
* ''Where on Earth, Spies'' is a [[Web Serial Novel]] that began as a crossover between ''[[Where's Wally?|Where's Waldo]]'' and ''[[Carmen Sandiego]]'' in which they are the best agents at two competing secret agencies. [[Foe Yay]] Ensues. After the first chapters, the author expanded into other properties, incorporating (among others) the GEICO Gecko, Erin eSurance, and Allstate's Mayhem. It can be found [http://pentharis.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d4bjjwf here].
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7998417/1/Megas_Final_bWars_b Megas: Final Wars]'', a fanfic that combines ''[[Megas XLR]]'' with ''[[Phineas and Ferb]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Lilo and Stitch]], [[Super Sentai]], [[Kamen Rider]], [[Metal Heroes]]'', and ''[[Commander Keen]]''. It also serves as a [[Grand Finale]] for ''Megas XLR''.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7998417/1/Megas_Final_bWars_b Megas: Final Wars]'', a fanfic that combines ''[[Megas XLR]]'' with ''[[Phineas and Ferb]], [[Harry Potter]], [[Lilo and Stitch]], [[Super Sentai]], [[Kamen Rider]], [[Metal Heroes]]'', and ''[[Commander Keen]]''. It also serves as a [[Grand Finale]] for ''Megas XLR''.
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** [[PewDiePie]]
** [[PewDiePie]]
** [[Let's Play]] crew.
** [[Let's Play]] crew.
* ''[https://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/s/ah-my-goddess-fan-fiction-ranma-1-2-fan-fiction-sailor-moon-fan-fiction/a-tale-of-two-wallets/24868 A Tale of Two Wallets]'' by Jim Bader is an epic saga written in the mid-1990s which, while revolving primarily around ''[[Ranma ½]]'', pulls in many other series from the same era. To start with, Ranma, [[Sailor Moon|Usagi Tsukino]] and [[Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki|Tenchi Masaki]] are all cousins, Cologne of the Joketsuzoku is the daughter of Katsuhito Masaki and Ukyou Kuonji is Makoto Kino's near-mythic sempai/ex-boyfriend. Other 1980s and 1990s series make cameo appearances here and there, and halfway through the story a [[Beach Episode|beach trip]] becomes a maelstrom of crossovers with characters from, among others, ''[[Urusei Yatsura]], [[El-Hazard: The Magnificent World]], [[Devil Hunter Yohko]], [[All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (OAV)|All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]]'' and ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' also making appearances on the beach.
* ''[[My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character]]'': A vast disaster has struck the multiverse, destroying timelines and possibly threatening all of reality itself. Heaven and Hell call a truce and team up to try and stop the crisis -- but in the meantime refugees from dozens of other universes are appearing in a universe very much like ours, where they find refuge in a system of residences set up by the Celestials and run by select native mortals. Not every displacee is an innocent victim of fate -- some of them are their worlds' [[Big Bad]]s, and at least one has a grudge against the Gods. And not everyone in Hell is particularly pleased with the truce... A massive inversion and deconstruction of the [[Self-Insert Fic]] featuring characters from everything from ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'' to ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'', from ''[[Ranma ½]]'' to ''[[RWBY]]'', from ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension]]'' to ''[[The Ring of the Nibelung]]''...


=== Fan Videos ===
=== Fan Videos ===
* The grandaddy of all Fanvids is the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-840keiiFDE Daicon IV Opening]'', made for a Japanese anime convention in 1983 by a group who would go on to become [[Studio Gainax]]. It's impossible to list (although [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016064255/http://www.anime-classic.net/AC/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=DaiconWiki&back=WiwiHome somebody tried]) all the sci-fi, fantasy, movie, comic book and game references found in these five incredibly animated minutes.
* The grandaddy of all Fanvids is the ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-840keiiFDE Daicon IV Opening]'', made for a Japanese anime convention in 1983 by a group who would go on to become [[Studio Gainax]]. It's impossible to list (although [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016064255/http://www.anime-classic.net/AC/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=DaiconWiki&back=WiwiHome somebody tried]) all the sci-fi, fantasy, movie, comic book and game references found in these five incredibly animated minutes.
* ''[[Dead Fantasy]]'' unites (mostly) female characters from ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', and ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' as they end up having to fight each other in very brutal ways.
* ''[[Dead Fantasy]]'' unites (mostly) female characters from ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', and ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' as they end up having to fight each other in very brutal ways.
* Niconico video list ''[http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/16424696 Muv-Luv Crossovers]'', blends the ''Unlimited'' storyline of ''[[Muv-Luv]]'', and spliced it with ''[[Gunparade March]]'' universe, in addition to having characters from ''[[Zegapain]]''. Running parallel to the story is the Planet Fairy setting of ''[[Sentou Yousei Yukikaze]''], in which [[Argento Soma|Ryu Sohma]] becomes the copilot to Rei Fukai after his transformation from Takuto Kaneshiro. And both worlds are fighting what seemed to be a combination of JAM, BETA, and/or [[Soukyuu no Fafner|Festum]], and it seems that {{spoiler|Sumika is the AI core of Yukikaze, linking the two worlds}}. The story is told in [[Visual Novel]]-style dialogues interspersed with footage from anime/games related to the media, as well as careful splicing to ensure that everything is consistent. The "opening" animation of the series proper is in the second episode, but while it starts with the ''Muv-Luv'' setting and the beginning of ''Argento Soma'', Yukikaze's arc proper starts at episode 6. As of 12 February 2011, the series has 10 episodes ranging from 20 to 30 minutes. Unfortunately, since the series is very heavy on dialogues, non-Japanese speaking viewers would have quite a problem in following it.
* Niconico video list ''[http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/16424696 Muv-Luv Crossovers]'', blends the ''Unlimited'' storyline of ''[[Muv-Luv]]'', and spliced it with ''[[Gunparade March]]'' universe, in addition to having characters from ''[[Zegapain]]''. Running parallel to the story is the Planet Fairy setting of ''[[Sentou Yousei Yukikaze]]'', in which [[Argento Soma|Ryu Sohma]] becomes the copilot to Rei Fukai after his transformation from Takuto Kaneshiro. And both worlds are fighting what seemed to be a combination of JAM, BETA, and/or [[Soukyuu no Fafner|Festum]], and it seems that {{spoiler|Sumika is the AI core of Yukikaze, linking the two worlds}}. The story is told in [[Visual Novel]]-style dialogues interspersed with footage from anime/games related to the media, as well as careful splicing to ensure that everything is consistent. The "opening" animation of the series proper is in the second episode, but while it starts with the ''Muv-Luv'' setting and the beginning of ''Argento Soma'', Yukikaze's arc proper starts at episode 6. As of 12 February 2011, the series has 10 episodes ranging from 20 to 30 minutes. Unfortunately, since the series is very heavy on dialogues, non-Japanese speaking viewers would have quite a problem in following it.
* Many ''[[MUGEN]]'' video series on Youtube, when they're not just series of fights, will be a Mega Crossover, such as:
* Many ''[[MUGEN]]'' video series on Youtube, when they're not just series of fights, will be a Mega Crossover, such as:
** The ''7th Moon MUGEN'' series by [http://www.youtube.com/user/angeldagdag angeldagdag]
** The ''7th Moon MUGEN'' series by [http://www.youtube.com/user/angeldagdag angeldagdag]
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=== Fan Games ===
=== Fan Games ===
* [http://gokou-sama.deviantart.com/ Gokou Sama (aka Somarinoa or Thor Steinbach)] is currently{{when}} working on following Mega Crossover Video Games: ''[http://ultimateshowdowns.wikia.com/wiki/Ultimate_Showdown Ultimate Showdown]'' (top down action game about characters from everything engages massive duel of death) and ''[http://ultimateshowdowns.wikia.com/wiki/Amalgam_Online Amalgam Online]'' (Alien-themed Mega Crossover Strategy game)
* [http://gokou-sama.deviantart.com/ Gokou Sama (aka Somarinoa or Thor Steinbach)] is currently{{when}} working on following Mega Crossover Video Games: ''[http://ultimateshowdowns.wikia.com/wiki/Ultimate_Showdown Ultimate Showdown]'' (top down action game about characters from everything engages massive duel of death) and ''[http://ultimateshowdowns.wikia.com/wiki/Amalgam_Online Amalgam Online]'' (Alien-themed Mega Crossover Strategy game)
* ''[[Mushroom Kingdom Fusion]]'', a [http://s4.zetaboards.com/mkfusion/index/ fangame-in-progress], sends Mario and Luigi (later a host of others) across a few of the most famous gaming franchises in order to bring down [[Castlevania|Legion]] before he can successfully fuse all worlds and drain the energy from the reaction...or something. The creators are keeping the plot a secret—will they finish before it becomes the gaming equivalent of a [[Dead Fic]]? Given the ambition of the project, I'd have to guess no...but hey, we know [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]] is mentoring them! If that doesn't make it awesome, what does?
* ''[[Mushroom Kingdom Fusion]]'', a [https://web.archive.org/web/20131114045603/http://s4.zetaboards.com/mkfusion/index/ fangame-in-progress], sends Mario and Luigi (later a host of others) across a few of the most famous gaming franchises in order to bring down [[Castlevania|Legion]] before he can successfully fuse all worlds and drain the energy from the reaction...or something. The creators are keeping the plot a secret—will they finish before it becomes the gaming equivalent of a [[Dead Fic]]? Given the ambition of the project, I'd have to guess no...but hey, we know [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]] is mentoring them! If that doesn't make it awesome, what does?
** And its sister project '[[Super Mario Fusion Revival]]'. Which, though more Mario-centric, still features levels and areas from many other franchise once outside the first world. A smaller and less ambitious project than MKF, but built with a stronger engine and with great care put into each stage. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDHsFnTzQk Take a look for yourselves.]
** And its sister project '[[Super Mario Fusion Revival]]'. Which, though more Mario-centric, still features levels and areas from many other franchise once outside the first world. A smaller and less ambitious project than MKF, but built with a stronger engine and with great care put into each stage. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDHsFnTzQk Take a look for yourselves.]
* ''[[Card Saga Wars]]'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131108092130/http://cardgallery.tales-tra.com/main_csw.htm see here]) was another ambitious fangame, combining many characters from several different games. It's the sort of thing that can only exist due to dedicated fans or else the legalities of it would make ''everyone's'' heads spin.
* ''[[Card Saga Wars]]'' ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131108092130/http://cardgallery.tales-tra.com/main_csw.htm see here]) was another ambitious fangame, combining many characters from several different games. It's the sort of thing that can only exist due to dedicated fans or else the legalities of it would make ''everyone's'' heads spin.
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* ''[http://stabyourself.net/mari0/ MariO]'' takes the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and gives Mario a [[Portal (series)|Portal]] gun.
* ''[http://stabyourself.net/mari0/ MariO]'' takes the original ''Super Mario Bros.'' and gives Mario a [[Portal (series)|Portal]] gun.


== Other Media ==
== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[http://edenstudiosdiscussionboards.yuku.com/topic/4219/t/Heroes-and-Monsters-of-the-Millenium-1995-2005.html?page=1 Heroes and Monsters of the Milennium]'' Is a conversion for the Unisystem RPG ruleset, mixing ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''/''[[Angel]]'' with everything from ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'' and ''[[DC Comics]]'' to ''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG 1]]'', ''[[Godzilla]]'', ''[[Ultraman]]'', ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'', ''[[Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Negima]]'', the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' and many others. With considerable overlap in themes, races, and technology.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20141226211334/http://edenstudiosdiscussionboards.yuku.com/topic/4219/t/Heroes-and-Monsters-of-the-Millenium-1995-2005.html?page=1 Heroes and Monsters of the Milennium]'' Is a conversion for the Unisystem RPG ruleset, mixing ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''/''[[Angel]]'' with everything from ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]'' and ''[[DC Comics]]'' to ''[[Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG 1]]'', ''[[Godzilla]]'', ''[[Ultraman]]'', ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'', ''[[Gargoyles]]'', ''[[Negima]]'', the works of [[H.P. Lovecraft]], ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' and many others. With considerable overlap in themes, races, and technology.
* ''[[wikipedia:Ani-Mayhem|Ani-Mayhem]]'', a [[Collectible Card Game]] produced in the mid-1990s by [[Geneon|Pioneer Entertainment]] that set characters from many different anime settings—surprisingly including many series licensed by companies ''other'' than Pioneer—in a grand romp across their various worlds.
* ''[[wikipedia:Ani-Mayhem|Ani-Mayhem]]'', a [[Collectible Card Game]] produced in the mid-1990s by [[Geneon|Pioneer Entertainment]] that set characters from many different anime settings—surprisingly including many series licensed by companies ''other'' than Pioneer—in a grand romp across their various worlds.

* ''[http://www.sowhowins.com So Who Wins]'', a any character battle website which a crossover between anything can happen.
== Web Original ==
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20190118132537/https://sowhowins.com/ So Who Wins]'', a defunct "any character battle" website which a crossover between anything can happen.


== Real Life ==
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Joes, Vulcans, Autobots, Ghostbusters and Zombies. Place your bets.

The Fan Work equivalent of the Massive Multiplayer Crossover—a fan-made creation combining three or more properties into a single, hopefully coherent, whole. By necessity also a variety of Alternate Universe Fic, the Mega Crossover attempts to dovetail many often wildly different settings together in the process of telling its story; it is perhaps the ultimate challenge an author can pose to himself.

When well done, a Mega Crossover can be an amazing and impressive piece of work, often epic in scale. When it isn't, it's an obvious stillborn Frankensteinian mess. Particularly bad, violently out-of-control megacrossovers, where sources are thrown together with no regard to blending their continuities, simply because the author is hopelessly in love with all those series, books, and comics, are called crossorgies.

The only problem with liking a Mega Crossover is that no matter how amazingly good it may be, trying to describe it to someone else inevitably ends up sounding corny and geeky.

Examples of Mega Crossover include:

Fan Works

Fan Fiction

Fan Videos

  • The grandaddy of all Fanvids is the Daicon IV Opening, made for a Japanese anime convention in 1983 by a group who would go on to become Studio Gainax. It's impossible to list (although somebody tried) all the sci-fi, fantasy, movie, comic book and game references found in these five incredibly animated minutes.
  • Dead Fantasy unites (mostly) female characters from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Ninja Gaiden as they end up having to fight each other in very brutal ways.
  • Niconico video list Muv-Luv Crossovers, blends the Unlimited storyline of Muv-Luv, and spliced it with Gunparade March universe, in addition to having characters from Zegapain. Running parallel to the story is the Planet Fairy setting of Sentou Yousei Yukikaze, in which Ryu Sohma becomes the copilot to Rei Fukai after his transformation from Takuto Kaneshiro. And both worlds are fighting what seemed to be a combination of JAM, BETA, and/or Festum, and it seems that Sumika is the AI core of Yukikaze, linking the two worlds. The story is told in Visual Novel-style dialogues interspersed with footage from anime/games related to the media, as well as careful splicing to ensure that everything is consistent. The "opening" animation of the series proper is in the second episode, but while it starts with the Muv-Luv setting and the beginning of Argento Soma, Yukikaze's arc proper starts at episode 6. As of 12 February 2011, the series has 10 episodes ranging from 20 to 30 minutes. Unfortunately, since the series is very heavy on dialogues, non-Japanese speaking viewers would have quite a problem in following it.
  • Many MUGEN video series on Youtube, when they're not just series of fights, will be a Mega Crossover, such as:

Fan Games

  • Gokou Sama (aka Somarinoa or Thor Steinbach) is currently[when?] working on following Mega Crossover Video Games: Ultimate Showdown (top down action game about characters from everything engages massive duel of death) and Amalgam Online (Alien-themed Mega Crossover Strategy game)
  • Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, a fangame-in-progress, sends Mario and Luigi (later a host of others) across a few of the most famous gaming franchises in order to bring down Legion before he can successfully fuse all worlds and drain the energy from the reaction...or something. The creators are keeping the plot a secret—will they finish before it becomes the gaming equivalent of a Dead Fic? Given the ambition of the project, I'd have to guess no...but hey, we know Solid Snake is mentoring them! If that doesn't make it awesome, what does?
    • And its sister project 'Super Mario Fusion Revival'. Which, though more Mario-centric, still features levels and areas from many other franchise once outside the first world. A smaller and less ambitious project than MKF, but built with a stronger engine and with great care put into each stage. Take a look for yourselves.
  • Card Saga Wars (see here) was another ambitious fangame, combining many characters from several different games. It's the sort of thing that can only exist due to dedicated fans or else the legalities of it would make everyone's heads spin.
  • Xeno Fighters R, a Bullet Hell Shmup featuring ships and characters from Gradius, Raiden, Legendary Wings, Twinbee, Galaga, and even Pokemon.
  • MariO takes the original Super Mario Bros. and gives Mario a Portal gun.

Tabletop Games

Web Original

  • So Who Wins, a defunct "any character battle" website which a crossover between anything can happen.

Real Life

  1. The Clan has been crossed with (as of this writing): Devil May Cry, Digimon, Disgaea, Full Metal Panic!, Harry Potter, Hellsing, Mahou Sensei Negima, Lyrical Nanoha, Ouran High School Host Club, Persona, Pokémon, Ranma ½, Rosario + Vampire Sailor Moon, Suzumiya Haruhi, A Certain Magical Index, Usagi Drop, Valkyria Chronicles and a few others... not including the Nasuverse and Sekirei elements already present in the fanfic it's based on.