Canon Immigrant: Difference between revisions

== [[Batman]] ==

* Harley Quinn, from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', may be the [[Just for Pun|quintessential]] example. This [[Perky Female Minion]] ([[Doctor Girlfriend|and girlfriend]]) of the Joker was nearly as insane as he, and the dynamic they created was unique among supervillains. After being imported to [[The DCU]], she got her own [[Harley Quinn|ongoing series]] that lasted 38 issues and a major role in the short-lived live-action TV series, ''[[Birds of Prey (TV series)|Birds of Prey]]''. She went on to co-star alongside Poison Ivy and Catwoman in ''[[Gotham City Sirens]]'', as well as appearing in the hit video game ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]'', and its sequel, ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]''. She currently stars in the new ''[[Suicide Squad]]'' series.

* Lock-Up also made the leap to [[The DCU]], surpisingly before Harley.

* Roxy Rocket is a ''recursive'' canon immigrant -- she originated in the ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' comic based on the animated series, then made it into the series, before finally migrating from the series to the DCU proper as an enemy of [[Batgirl]].

* There's Raven, Jay and Lark, the Penguin's henchwomen from the DCAU. Lark was adapted from the comics while Jay and Raven were original characters, and it wasn't until the [[New 52]] reboot that they were made canon.

* [[Batgirl]] is an interesting case. The character was created by [[DC Comics]] in 1966, at the behest of ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV-show producer William Dozier. Technically, she appeared in the comics (just barely) before her first broadcast appearance -- but she exists ''only'' because the television show wanted an "official" young female character fighting alongside Batman and Robin.

*** ''The Kingdom'' story didn't establish it as "the official future", instead it was the story that introduced the little-used concept of Hyper-Time. The ''[[Kingdom Come]]'' characters ''assumed'' they were the actual future incarnations of the characters, only to find out by the coda that they were actually just visitors from a vast tapestry of alternate timelines which sometimes feed into the canonical DC Universe. Sharp-eyed readers will recall that clues were being planted that something screwy was going on with the DCU Timeline as far back as the ''New Years Evil'' and ''[[DC One Million]]'' stories.

* Más y Menos from the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' animated series were original characters for the TV show who have since made appearances in [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|the comics]]. Cinderblock was also created for the show before appearing in the comics.

* Wendy and Marvin, from the ''[[Superfriends]]'', were introduced in [[The DCU]] in 2006 as caretakers of [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Titans Tower]]. However, they were super-genius, black-haired twins, so [[In Name Only|they had really little to share]] with the originals (not necessarily a bad thing). In an ironic twist, {{spoiler|they were viciously mauled by ''Wonderdog,'' resulting in a dead Marvin and paraplegic Wendy. Although, to be precise, the dog they adopted turned out to be a shape-shifting monster controlled by some villain. Oh, and their dad's the Calculator.}} Wendy later went on to appear as a major supporting character in ''[[Batgirl]]'', but was written out of the book just prior to its cancellation. After their comic book debut, the two were also brought over into the ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' animated series.

** Samurai, a Japanese superhero introduced in the same cartoon, would later be brought into the DCU during ''[[Brightest Day]]''.

** Unfortunately for western fans, his games were on the [[Wonder Swan]], a handheld that was [[No Export for You|never released outside Asia.]] The first of these games got an English translation for Hong Kong, but the translation sucked. When he did turn up in ''Tamers'', there was naturally massive confusion, as without the games to explain his backstory, he seemed to make absolutely no sense as a character. Interestingly enough, he's a ''different'' kind of [[Canon Immigrant]], his games are canon to the [[Digimon Adventure]] universe, he cameoed in ''Our War Game'', and then twice in [[Digimon Adventure 02]], and is a vital part of Ken's backstory. He moved to the ''Tamers'' universe after ZeedMilleniummon's final defeat, effectively immigrating from one universe to another.

* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' imported everything ''but'' characters from the anime after it [[Overtook the Manga]]. The girls originally didn't use transformation phrases, for one...

* ''[[Mazinkaiser]]'' was born out of the idea of giving the ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' a [[Mid-Season Upgrade]] for Kouji Kabuto in ''[[Super Robot Wars 4|Super Robot Wars F Final]]''. Developer Banpresto asked [[Go Nagai]], Mazinger's creator, to design it; not only were players pleasantly surprised with the upgrade, but the reception of its appearance allowed Nagai to quickly incorporate the Mazinkaiser into Mazinger canon.

* Mei Sakura, a character created for the ''[[Love Hina]]'' anime, was not only inducted into the manga at its very end, but Akamatsu then transplanted her into ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', causing many fans to wonder if they're one and the same person.

** Mecha Zangief first appeared in the ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' games as a secret character. In ''Super Street Fighter IV'', he returns as an alternate skin for Zangief.

** Ingrid started out as a [[Original Generation|character]] for the cancelled [[Capcom]] inter-series crossover game ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars''. She'd, however, make the jump into its "spiritual successor" ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'', and later ported into the GBA version of ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]] 3''. It was later confirmed that Ingrid is indeed part of the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' license.

** The Koopa Bros. of ''[[Paper Mario (franchise)|Paper Mario]]'' fame originally appeared in the Japan-exclusive manga ''Super Mario-Kun''.

** Toad's voice in the later games sounds suspiciously like his voice from the ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]''.

** Arguably, the concept of Eggman and robotic buddies that's happened in at least [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|two]] [[Sonic X|adaptations]], has made it into recent games with Cubot and Orbot.

*** All that's missing is the tertiary robot with an odd job (Coconuts the janitor and Bokkun the messenger filled this position in the aforementioned respective adaptations).

** Also, Kanshou and Bakuya Overedge form from the [[Fate/stay night]] anime became a canon.

* The ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series features a machine known as The Red Queen, an Umbrella supercomputer dedicated to managing the company's assets. The Red Queen however is a canon immigrant from the non-canonical [[Resident Evil (film)|movies based off of the games]], although in the movie, it is a hologram rather than super computer and has a distinctly more adult voice in The Umbrella Chronicles.

** The design of King Dedede's castle from the anime series was used in ''Squeak Squad'' and ''Epic Yarn''.

** Likewise, the Battleship Halberd's design from the anime appeared in ''Squeak Squad'', then ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'' came out and the Halberd's design from that game was used instead in ''Super Star Ultra'' and ''Epic Yarn''.

** Also, Kirby started saying "Poyo" in the anime, this has been transferred into ''Epic Yarn'', ''Return to Dream Land'', ''Mass Attack'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros|Brawl's]]'' Subspace Emissary mode.

** A good amount of anime characters make their first game appearances in Mass Attack's mini-games, including (but not limited to) Escargoon, Customer Service, Max Flexer, and Chef Shiitake.