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Characters in one series [[Crossover]] to another series. A technique used to help define a [[The Verse|'Verse]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Characters from ''[[The Day of Revolution]]'' and ''[[Family Complex]]'' have roles of varying sizes in ''[[Princess Princess]].'' All three are written by Mikiyo Tsuda.
* ''Angel Links'' employees Valeria Vertone and Duuz Delax Rex appear in an episode of ''Outlaw Star''. Similarly, Fred Luo, Clyde, and Iris all appear at various points in ''Angel Links''.
* [[Nasuverse]]. See below under [[Video Games]].
* ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]''{{'}}s Touma and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]''{{'}}s Misaka - the [[protagonist]]s of their respective series - routinely show up in each other's stories. ''Railgun''{{'}}s supporting character Shirai gets her [[A Day in the Limelight|Day in the Limelight]] in ''Index''.
* Anything by [[CLAMP]] will have this. ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' took this idea and went [[Up to Eleven]].
** Prior to ''Tsubasa'', the title characters of ''[[CLAMP School Detectives]]'' were probably the worst offenders. Two of them were also the lead characters of separate series (though one only lasted a single issue) and the third was a supporting character in [[Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders]]. And this is ''before'' they put in a brief appearance in ''X1999''.
* Isaac and Miria, lovable robbers from ''[[Baccano!]]'', make cameos as {{spoiler|members of the Dollars}} in ''[[Durarara!!]]''. Since they're {{spoiler|immortal}}, having them be in Durarara's time period is easy.
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* Obscure 1980s black-and-white comic ''Tales from the Aniverse'' featured a cat bounty hunter named Miss Chevious. Cartoonist Randy Zimmerman carried the character over into her own series, which runs in ''Flint Comix & Entertianment'' over 20 years later.
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* One of [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s signature techniques: Clay, the protagonist of ''[[Less Than Zero]]'', is a minor character in ''[[The Rules of Attraction]]''; Patrick Bateman, a minor character in ''[[The Rules of Attraction]]'', is the protagonist of ''[[American Psycho]]'', and so on.
* [[Agatha Christie]] does this a fair bit. For example, Inspector Japp of the ''[[Poirot]]'' series appears in the first [[Tommy and Tuppence]] book.
* [[Banjo Paterson]]'s poem "[[The Man from Snowy River]]" namedrops the title character of another of his works, "Clancy of the Overflow." Clancy is also given a prominent role in the movie adaptation.
** And "Harrison, who made his pile when Pardon won the cup" is presumably the narrator and placer of the victorious bet in Paterson's "Pardon, the Son of Reprieve".
* [[Stephen King]] will often make brief references to characters and events from previous books, especially if those books took place in Castle Rock, Maine.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Boston Public]]'', ''[[Ally McBeal]]'' and ''[[The Practice]]'' had a crossover.
** Alan Shore form ''[[The Practice]]'' went to join the law firm in ''[[Boston Legal]]''.
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' begat ''[[Melrose Place]]'' which begat ''[[Models Inc]]''. Characters like Jake from ''Melrose Place'' appeared on ''90210'' before ''Melrose Place'' began. Later ''Melrose Place'' characters appeared on ''Models Inc.'' (Amanda Woodward's mother and half-brother ran ''Models Inc.''). Later, some of the original ''90210'' cast members returned for the reboot of ''90210'' and some of the original cast of ''Melrose Place'' returned for the reboot of that show as well.
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* Thanks to a whole mess of anarchy, same thing went between ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' and ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]''. Considering that Xena was originally a villain character from ''Hercules'' who ended up [[Spin-Off|getting her own show]], it was frankly inevitable.
* Characters from ''[[Cheers]]'', including Norm, Cliff, Rebecca, and Frasier appeared on ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'', and later on the spin-off ''[[Frasier]]''.
** Carla, Norm and Cliff were also in an episode of ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' titled, amusingly enough, "Cheers". Carla has also appeared on the short lived ''Cheers'' spin-off ''[[The Tortellis]]'' which revolved around her ex-husband Nick, their brood of children and Nick's new wife Loretta most of which were recurring characters on Cheers.
* Dr. Roxanne Turner from ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' showed up on an episode of ''[[Homicide: Life
* Richard Belzer has played Baltimore (later NY) PD detective [[John Munch]] on approximately a ''dozen'' different TV series.
** In addition to Belzer's example, ''[[Law and Order SVU]]'' had Angie Harmon from the parent series consulting in the first series before they got their own, dedicated prosecutor. Who ever is playing District Attorney from the parent series will also occasionally have an appearance.
* Characters from ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' and ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' regularly crossover.
** Several characters from ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' have also appeared on ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' more than once.
** McKay and Woolsey were both introduced as one-off antagonists in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' before becoming regular characters on ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. They both appeared in the ''[[Stargate Universe]]'' Season 2 episode "Seizure" to boot, making them the only ''Atlantis'' regulars bar Samantha Carter to appear in ''Universe''.
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* The second season finale of ''[[Cougar Town]]'' features appearances by [[Scrubs|Ted Buckland]] and [[Community|Abed]].
** The second season finale of ''''[[Community]]'''' also features a brief blink and you miss it cameo of two characters from Cougar Town. Also Abed references his being an extra on Cougar Town in Community.
* Naturally, the different iterations of ''[[Star Trek]]'' feature cameos from different characters, and share recurring nemeses like Q and The Borg. Worf is particularly notable for being a main character on both ''[[Star Trek: The
* Mr. Drucker appeared on both ''[[Green Acres]]'' and ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'', as his grocery store was frequented by both show's characters. The two shows often had characters visit each other regularly in the early seasons.
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** Gabrielle Celeste and Ethereal Queen appear in all the ''[[Star Ocean]]'' and ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'' games (made by tri-Ace). In addition, Lenneth and Freya from VP1 appear in ''[[Star Ocean 3]]''; Puffy and Raddle the Traveler appear in all three ''[[Star Ocean]]'' games; Dirna Hamilton and Solon Solute from SO3 appear in VP2; Welch from SO3 appears in the remake of SO1.
** Many of [[Nippon Ichi]]'s games feature crossovers, such as [[Disgaea|Etna]] and [[La Pucelle|Priere]].
* The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' series has included many crossovers, from the main character from ''[[Shin Megami Tensei:
* A handful of overlapping characters is all that holds the [[Type Moon]] multiverse together (the convoluted magic laws aside): [[Cool Old Guy]] Zelretch plays a large role in the backstory of ''[[Tsukihime]]'' and makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]''. [[Cool Big Sis]] Touko Aozaki is a major character in ''[[
* While the older ''[[Ace Combat]]'' games were unambiguously set in the same [[Constructed World]], their storylines were so self-contained that they could have just as well been taking place in parallel universes. However, a [http://acecombat.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Cross-game_characters few overlapping characters] linked the storylines together.
* The Monsta and Mighta enemies from ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' also appeared in the earlier [[Taito]] game ''Chack'n Pop''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Another Disney example -- [[Kim Possible]], Ron Stoppable, and Rufus the naked mole rat teamed up with Lilo in an episode of ''[[Lilo
** And ''again'' in another episode of the same show, this time with the titular character of ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'' and his two best friends teaming up with Lilo and Stitch.
*** And ''double again'' with crossovers with ''[[Recess]]'' and ''[[The Proud Family]]''.
* One episode of the TV version of Disney's ''[[Hercules (
* Many 1970's-era [[Hanna-Barbera]] adventure characters appeared in episodes of ''[[Scooby-Doo (animation)|Scooby Doo]],'' and vice versa, including: Jeannie, [[Speed Buggy]], Dynomutt, and [[Josie and the Pussy Cats]].
** Similarly, a ''[[Space Ghost]]'' cliffhanger was resolved with the aid of the company's less-remembered ''Moby Dick'' interpretation.
** And then there's ''[[The Jetsons]] Meet [[The Flintstones]]''. Hanna-Barbera loved this trope.
* ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' have Launchpad McQuack in common as a main character, and Gizmo-Duck as a notable recurring one. ''Darkwing'' also saw the occasional cameo from Flintheart Glomgold, the Beagle Boys, and Magica De Spell.
* One episode of the ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' [[Animated Adaptation]] featured Stanley Ipkiss from the animated adaptation of ''[[The Mask (animation)|The Mask]]''.
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