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** In a nutshell, Shine crosses Hellsing over with everything you'd expect and quite a number of things you wouldn't.
** In a nutshell, Shine crosses Hellsing over with everything you'd expect and quite a number of things you wouldn't.
* ''[[The Ultimate Crossover Movie (Darth Wiki)|The Ultimate Crossover Movie]]'' is the series that crossovers everything from anime, cartoons, video games, and films to real life. It's mainly conspiracy theories and related stuff. Early versions can be found [http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=23419 here] and [http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1173942 here].
* ''[[The Ultimate Crossover Movie (Darth Wiki)|The Ultimate Crossover Movie]]'' is the series that crossovers everything from anime, cartoons, video games, and films to real life. It's mainly conspiracy theories and related stuff. Early versions can be found [http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=23419 here] and [http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1173942 here].
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/992536/1/Arisugawas_Locket Arisugawa's Locket]'' has a cast of "regulars" that includes characters from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Hand Maid May]]'', ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', and ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'', and that list gets longer as the story goes on. The "guest stars" can come from, well, pretty much anywhere in the anime world, and on rare occasions, a live action show like ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. The rampant crossing over is explained by the fact that [[Tenchi Muyo!|Washu]] equipped the titular bar with a version of her Time and Space device, allowing it to exist over multiple dimensions.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/992536/1/Arisugawas_Locket Arisugawa's Locket]'' has a cast of "regulars" that includes characters from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'', ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'', ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'', ''[[Hand Maid May]]'', ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', and ''[[Ranma ½]]'', and that list gets longer as the story goes on. The "guest stars" can come from, well, pretty much anywhere in the anime world, and on rare occasions, a live action show like ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. The rampant crossing over is explained by the fact that [[Tenchi Muyo!|Washu]] equipped the titular bar with a version of her Time and Space device, allowing it to exist over multiple dimensions.
* The ''[[Battle Fantasia Project]],'' where the nationally televised attempted suicide of a magical girl reveals the existence of magic to the world, and the existence of magical girls to eachother. Includes ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' (post-''A's''), ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Kämpfer]]'', ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' ''all'' the ''[[Precure]]''s and others.
* The ''[[Battle Fantasia Project]],'' where the nationally televised attempted suicide of a magical girl reveals the existence of magic to the world, and the existence of magical girls to eachother. Includes ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' (post-''A's''), ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Kämpfer]]'', ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' ''all'' the ''[[Precure]]''s and others.
* ''[[Both Syllables]]'' combines ''[[Invader Zim]]'', ''[[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|Liloand Stitch]]'', and ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''.
* ''[[Both Syllables]]'' combines ''[[Invader Zim]]'', ''[[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|Liloand Stitch]]'', and ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''.
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* ''[http://spoon300.deviantart.com/gallery/31302955 Doctor Who: The Manga] Starts with the [[Doctor Who|Eleventh Doctor]] asking [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Trisha Elric]] to take in [[Fixer Sue|a little girl]] who is on the Run from [[Generator Rex|Providence]] who are working on recreating The Technology of the Tititular characters of [[Livewires]] to create an Army of [[Kingdom Hearts|keyblade weilders]], [[It Got Worse|and that's just the first three pages...]]
* ''[http://spoon300.deviantart.com/gallery/31302955 Doctor Who: The Manga] Starts with the [[Doctor Who|Eleventh Doctor]] asking [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Trisha Elric]] to take in [[Fixer Sue|a little girl]] who is on the Run from [[Generator Rex|Providence]] who are working on recreating The Technology of the Tititular characters of [[Livewires]] to create an Army of [[Kingdom Hearts|keyblade weilders]], [[It Got Worse|and that's just the first three pages...]]
* ''[http://reseda-ptah.livejournal.com/37284.html Drawing the Line]'' stars just about every animated character [[Stephen Colbert]] has ever played. Let's see -- [[The Colbert Report|Stephen]] hires [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Stephen]] to sue [[The Daily Show|Jon]], who hires [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Stephen]] to defend him...
* ''[http://reseda-ptah.livejournal.com/37284.html Drawing the Line]'' stars just about every animated character [[Stephen Colbert]] has ever played. Let's see -- [[The Colbert Report|Stephen]] hires [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Stephen]] to sue [[The Daily Show|Jon]], who hires [[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law|Stephen]] to defend him...
* [[The Emiya Clan]] is a [http://forum.fanfiction.net/forum/The_Mechanics_of_In_Flight/88086/ forum] [http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/88086/42932494/1/ community]-created series of omakes/snippets based from [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1263379/gabriel_blessing Gabriel Blessing's] [[In Flight]], featuring a theoretical [[Tenchi Solution|GOOD END]] to the story that involves the next generation of children resulting from the inevitable harem. There's easily over a dozen regular "authors" and even more regular forum goers who swap ideas and characterization analysis with each other. It involves [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]<ref> 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|[[Ranma ½]], [[Rosario + Vampire]] [[Sailor Moon]], [[Suzumiya Haruhi]], [[To Aru Majutsu no 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.</ref>, most of them [[Original Character|OCs]] on which of course, YMMV.
* [[The Emiya Clan]] is a [http://forum.fanfiction.net/forum/The_Mechanics_of_In_Flight/88086/ forum] [http://forum.fanfiction.net/topic/88086/42932494/1/ community]-created series of omakes/snippets based from [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1263379/gabriel_blessing Gabriel Blessing's] [[In Flight]], featuring a theoretical [[Tenchi Solution|GOOD END]] to the story that involves the next generation of children resulting from the inevitable harem. There's easily over a dozen regular "authors" and even more regular forum goers who swap ideas and characterization analysis with each other. It involves [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]<ref> 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]], [[To Aru Majutsu no 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.</ref>, most of them [[Original Character|OCs]] on which of course, YMMV.
** The forum itself has actually imposed upon itself a strict code of discipline and mutual convergence to root out any wanderings into [[Mary Sue]] territory, [[Fan Wank]], or other forms of [[Sturgeon's Tropes]]. Because of the nature of the community, new authors are added regularly, but work quality and content is kept in line by a democratic system for new crossovers and ideas that will be accepted as {Canon}.
** The forum itself has actually imposed upon itself a strict code of discipline and mutual convergence to root out any wanderings into [[Mary Sue]] territory, [[Fan Wank]], or other forms of [[Sturgeon's Tropes]]. Because of the nature of the community, new authors are added regularly, but work quality and content is kept in line by a democratic system for new crossovers and ideas that will be accepted as {Canon}.
** 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.
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** Oh, and it also has Mr. Rogers from [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (song)|The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny]].
** Oh, and it also has Mr. Rogers from [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny (song)|The Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny]].
** This reaches almost Lovecraftian proportions when it goes on to include {{spoiler|all possible characters whose universes can be simulated by a Turing machine.}} Of course, most of them are off-screen.
** This reaches almost Lovecraftian proportions when it goes on to include {{spoiler|all possible characters whose universes can be simulated by a Turing machine.}} Of course, most of them are off-screen.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/1/Grand_Tour Grand Tour]'' Started as a ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' (both ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'') crossover, it quickly spiraled into more series, including ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' with many series acting as a one-chapter one-shot or a cameo mentioning at most.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/1/Grand_Tour Grand Tour]'' Started as a ''[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' (both ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'') crossover, it quickly spiraled into more series, including ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' with many series acting as a one-chapter one-shot or a cameo mentioning at most.
** The ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/20/Grand_Tour last]'' chapter tops practically everything when it comes to fight scenes.
** The ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/20/Grand_Tour last]'' chapter tops practically everything when it comes to fight scenes.
*** And now it's ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/21/Grand_Tour complete]''. What a ride.
*** And now it's ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4869171/21/Grand_Tour complete]''. What a ride.
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* [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1163129/maverick9871 Maverick9871] has a habit of starting with a decent story idea, but within a few chapters the story spend more time introducing new crossover material than on the original idea.
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1163129/maverick9871 Maverick9871] has a habit of starting with a decent story idea, but within a few chapters the story spend more time introducing new crossover material than on the original idea.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3003169/1/MegaMan_Battle_Network_A_NetNavi_and_a_Mew_Mew MegaMan Battle Network: A NetNavi and a Mew Mew]'' Is novelization of the seven ''Battle Network'' games with a crossover twist.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3003169/1/MegaMan_Battle_Network_A_NetNavi_and_a_Mew_Mew MegaMan Battle Network: A NetNavi and a Mew Mew]'' Is novelization of the seven ''Battle Network'' games with a crossover twist.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1230821/1/Mirrors_Multiplied_Original_Flavor Mirrors Multiplied]'' is one of the earlier and more well-known ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' Megacrossovers on the net.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1230821/1/Mirrors_Multiplied_Original_Flavor Mirrors Multiplied]'' 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 Odd Parents|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 Odd Parents|the Yugopotamians]], and Dr. Wakeman's old college roommate was [[Evil Con Carne|Dr. Ghastly]].
* Rob Morris' "The Never-Ending Battle". Take ''[[MASH|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 50's. 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 Eugenic 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' "The Never-Ending Battle". Take ''[[MASH|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 50's. 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 Eugenic 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.
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* Ellen Brand's ''Personality Conflicts'' universe melds ''[[Power Rangers]]'' with a spade of unrelated properties, including ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' and ''[[Detective Conan]]'', but her masterpiece is probably the ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/264803/1/Zordons_Trial_Arc Trial Arc]'', where the Rangers are forced to defend Zordon in galactic court for his actions over the course of the series, while a resurrected villain forces the ''[[VR Troopers]], [[Beetleborgs]], [[Masked Rider]]'', and previous crossover allies ''[[The Real Ghostbusters|the Ghostbusters]]'' to defend Earth. Also notable as the storyline provides a [[Grand Finale|"proper" finale]] for each of PR's sister shows.
* Ellen Brand's ''Personality Conflicts'' universe melds ''[[Power Rangers]]'' with a spade of unrelated properties, including ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' and ''[[Detective Conan]]'', but her masterpiece is probably the ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/264803/1/Zordons_Trial_Arc Trial Arc]'', where the Rangers are forced to defend Zordon in galactic court for his actions over the course of the series, while a resurrected villain forces the ''[[VR Troopers]], [[Beetleborgs]], [[Masked Rider]]'', and previous crossover allies ''[[The Real Ghostbusters|the Ghostbusters]]'' to defend Earth. Also notable as the storyline provides a [[Grand Finale|"proper" finale]] for each of PR's sister shows.
* ''[[PRIMARCHS]]'' not only pulls this off, but ''justifies it'' from the 2nd arc onwards by the inclusion of an entity called the Plot Hole.
* ''[[PRIMARCHS]]'' not only pulls this off, but ''justifies it'' from the 2nd arc onwards by the inclusion of an entity called the Plot Hole.
* ''[http://www.florestica.com/brandall/poe/index.htm Process of Elimination]'' starts off primarily as a ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' story, but has many additional anime added to its story.
* ''[http://www.florestica.com/brandall/poe/index.htm Process of Elimination]'' starts off primarily as a ''[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' story, but has many additional anime added to its story.
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3415504/1/Prodigy Prodigy], Holy crap. This story is actually pretty damn insane, and not just for the fact that it's a crossover between, ahem: [[Harry Potter]], [[Crime Scene Investigation]], [[House MD]], Grey'sAnatomy, Numb3rs, Psych, [[Law and Order]]:[[Special Victims Unit]], [[Naval Criminal Investigative Services]], and possibly even more. No, I'm not kidding. Nearly the entire damn story (Which is 140,841 words, if I may add.) is so damn awesome. Words don't describe it, while it does have the thin base of a lot of HP AU's (Harry Potter's twin is named BWL, Harry is ignored.) If runs away with it and crashes that idea into a building, then lights the building of fire. This is easily in the [[Crowning Moments Of Funny]] as well.
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3415504/1/Prodigy Prodigy], Holy crap. This story is actually pretty damn insane, and not just for the fact that it's a crossover between, ahem: [[Harry Potter]], [[Crime Scene Investigation]], [[House MD]], Grey'sAnatomy, Numb3rs, Psych, [[Law and Order]]:[[Special Victims Unit]], [[Naval Criminal Investigative Services]], and possibly even more. No, I'm not kidding. Nearly the entire damn story (Which is 140,841 words, if I may add.) is so damn awesome. Words don't describe it, while it does have the thin base of a lot of HP AU's (Harry Potter's twin is named BWL, Harry is ignored.) If runs away with it and crashes that idea into a building, then lights the building of fire. This is easily in the [[Crowning Moments Of Funny]] as well.
* Similarly, ''[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-8583/Greywizard+Prophecies+We+Don+t+Need+No+Stinking+Prophecies.htm Prophecies? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Prophecies]'' by Greywizard (also on Twisting The Hellmouth) shows a Buffyverse where Harry Potter was raised by a married Xander and Buffy, and the forces of the Watcher's Council include characters from, according to the author: ''Tears of the Sun; Blackhawk Down; White Sands; [[ER]]; [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|Witchblade]]; [[Supernatural]]; [[Raven]]; PSI Factor; [[City of Angels]]; [[Under Siege]]; [[Chicago Hope]]; [[Stargate SG-1]]; [[The X-Files]]; [[NYPD Blue]]; The Craft; Rogue Warrior''; the Tom Clancy novels; ''[[X-Men]]; Rainbow Six; [[Law and Order]]''; the ''Lethal Weapon'' movies; the ''Amber'' books; ''[[Alienversus Predator]]; [[Practical Magic]]; [[Phoenix Force]]''; and ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''. (Plus another ''Buffy'' fanfic, plus ''Buffy'' and ''[[Harry Potter]]'' themselves, for a total of 29 sources.)
* Similarly, ''[http://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-8583/Greywizard+Prophecies+We+Don+t+Need+No+Stinking+Prophecies.htm Prophecies? We Don' Need No Stinkin' Prophecies]'' by Greywizard (also on Twisting The Hellmouth) shows a Buffyverse where Harry Potter was raised by a married Xander and Buffy, and the forces of the Watcher's Council include characters from, according to the author: ''Tears of the Sun; Blackhawk Down; White Sands; [[ER]]; [[Witchblade (Comic Book)|Witchblade]]; [[Supernatural]]; [[Raven]]; PSI Factor; [[City of Angels]]; [[Under Siege]]; [[Chicago Hope]]; [[Stargate SG-1]]; [[The X-Files]]; [[NYPD Blue]]; The Craft; Rogue Warrior''; the Tom Clancy novels; ''[[X-Men]]; Rainbow Six; [[Law and Order]]''; the ''Lethal Weapon'' movies; the ''Amber'' books; ''[[Alienversus Predator]]; [[Practical Magic]]; [[Phoenix Force]]''; and ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''. (Plus another ''Buffy'' fanfic, plus ''Buffy'' and ''[[Harry Potter]]'' themselves, for a total of 29 sources.)
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** And then there's another Mega Crossover called ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3989072/1/Multi_Dimensional_Melee Multi-Dimensional Melee!]'' which manages to include some pretty unlikely characters, and yet primarily focus on Sonic. The story follows an [[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|accidentally familiar plot]] which includes a [[Crack Pairing]], several [[Original Character|Original Characters]], [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall breaking]], a [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|faceless]] [[Big Bad|plot orchestrator]], and a seemingly decent amount of followers. Several [[Continuity Nod|continuity nods]] and series trademarks are also thrown here and there.
** And then there's another Mega Crossover called ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3989072/1/Multi_Dimensional_Melee Multi-Dimensional Melee!]'' which manages to include some pretty unlikely characters, and yet primarily focus on Sonic. The story follows an [[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|accidentally familiar plot]] which includes a [[Crack Pairing]], several [[Original Character|Original Characters]], [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall breaking]], a [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|faceless]] [[Big Bad|plot orchestrator]], and a seemingly decent amount of followers. Several [[Continuity Nod|continuity nods]] and series trademarks are also thrown here and there.
* ''[http://suburbansenshi.com Suburban Senshi]'', which brings in all sorts of series into the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' universe.
* ''[http://suburbansenshi.com Suburban Senshi]'', which brings in all sorts of series into the ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' universe.
** Justified (well, as justified as such a thing can be in the fanfic industry) in the ''Sailor Moon Expanded'' universe; a method of trans-dimensional travel allows characters from the Sailor Moon universe to travel to other dimensions on the conceit that ''every anime and manga ever produced'' has its own separate universe. The various Dark Kingdom Renegades seemed to run into this quite often in their early years on Earth, having traveled to the worlds for ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' and ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' just for starters, and later to ''[[Urotsukidouji]]'' (aka ''Legend of the Overfiend''), where Titanite (youma Sailor wannabe, for those just joining us) encountered said Overfiend. With her disguise device set to Sailor uniform... [[Squick|and broken]]. Thankfully, the author managed to avoid following the obvious to its conclusion in a manner most awesome. And in an [[Dead Fic|unfinished story]], Titanite finds herself in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', and unfamiliar with the series, tries to understand it in terms of the classic [[Humongous Mecha]] shows she's seen in the past.
** Justified (well, as justified as such a thing can be in the fanfic industry) in the ''Sailor Moon Expanded'' universe; a method of trans-dimensional travel allows characters from the Sailor Moon universe to travel to other dimensions on the conceit that ''every anime and manga ever produced'' has its own separate universe. The various Dark Kingdom Renegades seemed to run into this quite often in their early years on Earth, having traveled to the worlds for ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' and ''[[Ranma ½]]'' just for starters, and later to ''[[Urotsukidouji]]'' (aka ''Legend of the Overfiend''), where Titanite (youma Sailor wannabe, for those just joining us) encountered said Overfiend. With her disguise device set to Sailor uniform... [[Squick|and broken]]. Thankfully, the author managed to avoid following the obvious to its conclusion in a manner most awesome. And in an [[Dead Fic|unfinished story]], Titanite finds herself in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', and unfamiliar with the series, tries to understand it in terms of the classic [[Humongous Mecha]] shows she's seen in the past.
** To make things doubly interesting, the laws of these various dimensions seem to apply themselves to trans-dimensional visitors over time. Thus, in the Ranmaverse, [[Aloof Big Brother|Calcite]] takes on the mannerisms of a wizened martial arts master, and felinoid Margrave becomes even more [[Catgirl|catgirlish]] than usual. The DKR use this to their advantage; as long as they remain in the ''Sailor Moon'' universe and work on behalf of the forces of good, they are nigh indestructible.
** To make things doubly interesting, the laws of these various dimensions seem to apply themselves to trans-dimensional visitors over time. Thus, in the Ranmaverse, [[Aloof Big Brother|Calcite]] takes on the mannerisms of a wizened martial arts master, and felinoid Margrave becomes even more [[Catgirl|catgirlish]] than usual. The DKR use this to their advantage; as long as they remain in the ''Sailor Moon'' universe and work on behalf of the forces of good, they are nigh indestructible.
* ''[[Spongebob 2019]]'' brings almost all of the Nickelodeon characters together to defeat a now out-of-character and power hungry Spongebob Squarepants, with appearances from other shows that aren't originally from the main Nick lineup like ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' (MTV), ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' (Nick Jr.), ''[[Degrassi]]'', ''[[H₂O: Just Add Water]]'' ([[Teen Nick]]) and ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' (This airs on Nick in the US, but not really a Nick original).
* ''[[Spongebob 2019]]'' brings almost all of the Nickelodeon characters together to defeat a now out-of-character and power hungry Spongebob Squarepants, with appearances from other shows that aren't originally from the main Nick lineup like ''[[Beavis and Butthead]]'' (MTV), ''[[Blue's Clues]]'' (Nick Jr.), ''[[Degrassi]]'', ''[[H₂O: Just Add Water]]'' ([[Teen Nick]]) and ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' (This airs on Nick in the US, but not really a Nick original).
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* ''[http://www.sfdebris.com/unity.asp Unity]'' is for the most part simply a crossover between ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', albeit an exceptionally large and epic one. Then suddenly its last few chapters involve Seven of Nine and Mara Jade crossing into all kinds of other franchises: ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Hellraiser]]'', ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'' (where they note the resemblance a character played by Mark Hamill has to Luke), ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', the [[Marvel Universe]], ''[[Transformers]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Alien]],'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]''. After that last one, Number Six even tags along and plays a key role in the final battle.
* ''[http://www.sfdebris.com/unity.asp Unity]'' is for the most part simply a crossover between ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'', albeit an exceptionally large and epic one. Then suddenly its last few chapters involve Seven of Nine and Mara Jade crossing into all kinds of other franchises: ''[[Halo]]'', ''[[Hellraiser]]'', ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'' (where they note the resemblance a character played by Mark Hamill has to Luke), ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'', ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', the [[Marvel Universe]], ''[[Transformers]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Alien]],'' and ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]''. After that last one, Number Six even tags along and plays a key role in the final battle.
* [[Vathara]]'s Urban Legends universe, which includes or alludes to easily twenty or more series.
* [[Vathara]]'s Urban Legends universe, which includes or alludes to easily twenty or more series.
* Chris Jones' short story ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/93246/1/ The Virus]'' -- which was a originally a simple crossover between ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' with a few [[Cameo|cameos]] from other series -- expanded unexpectedly into [http://web.archive.org/web/20051228140921/furinkan.net/display.php?pageid=11 a shared-world megacrossover] where characters from dozens of fandoms had to deal with the after effects of a Juraian virus which had incorporated Ranma's gender-bending curse into itself, and then transmitted it ''permanently'' to ''every living human''.
* Chris Jones' short story ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/93246/1/ The Virus]'' -- which was a originally a simple crossover between ''[[Ranma ½]]'' and ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' with a few [[Cameo|cameos]] from other series -- expanded unexpectedly into [http://web.archive.org/web/20051228140921/furinkan.net/display.php?pageid=11 a shared-world megacrossover] where characters from dozens of fandoms had to deal with the after effects of a Juraian virus which had incorporated Ranma's gender-bending curse into itself, and then transmitted it ''permanently'' to ''every living human''.
* Years ago there was a combination fanfic/webcomic called ''The Wrath of Invincar''. The main characters of ''[[Slayers]]'' and ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', who had been placed in a ''Gilligan's Island''-esque setting, set out on a quest to defeat...a green Smurf, with [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity ensuing]] along the way. Such antics included Gaav settling an argument with Phibrizzo by pinning him beneath [[Scooby Doo|the Mystery Machine]]; much mockery by the [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|French knights]]; and a showdown between Lina Inverse and [[Quick Draw McGraw]]. Sadly, the story has since been taken off the Internet for space reasons.
* Years ago there was a combination fanfic/webcomic called ''The Wrath of Invincar''. The main characters of ''[[Slayers]]'' and ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'', who had been placed in a ''Gilligan's Island''-esque setting, set out on a quest to defeat...a green Smurf, with [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity ensuing]] along the way. Such antics included Gaav settling an argument with Phibrizzo by pinning him beneath [[Scooby Doo|the Mystery Machine]]; much mockery by the [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|French knights]]; and a showdown between Lina Inverse and [[Quick Draw McGraw]]. Sadly, the story has since been taken off the Internet for space reasons.
** There's [http://queenofswords.com/gourrigans/gourrigansmenu.htm this]?
** There's [http://queenofswords.com/gourrigans/gourrigansmenu.htm this]?

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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 Fic

Fan Vid

  • 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 footages 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 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 Game

  • Gokou Sama(aka Somarinoa or Thor Steinbach) is currently 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 it's 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 then MKF, but built with a stronger engine and with great care put into each stage. Take a look for yourselves.
  • Card Sagas Wars (see here) is 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.

Other

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, To Aru Majutsu no 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.