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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 [[
** 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
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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.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Although the [[Discworld]] is technically one series, readers tend to group the books according to which recurring protagonist is the focus, and certain said protagonists cross over briefly into other books.
* One of [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s signature techniques: Clay, the protagonist of ''[[
* [[
* [[
** 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".
* [[
* The character Hoid appears in all of the works of [[Brandon Sanderson]] set in the Cosmere (''[[Mistborn]]'', ''[[Elantris]]'', ''[[
== [[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.
* Steve Urkel of ''[[Family Matters]]'' fame has appeared in both ''[[Full House]]'' and ''[[Step
* The characters in ''[[
** Rumor has it, if ''[[
* 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 ''[[
** Several characters from ''[[
** McKay and Woolsey were both introduced as one-off antagonists in ''[[
* Characters from ''[[
* The [[Disney Channel]] did this with a triple crossover of some of their most popular shows, a mishmash called ''[[That's So Raven|That's So]] [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody|Suite Life of]] [[Hannah Montana]]''.
** They performed another hodgepodge later, with ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place|Wizards]] [[The Suite Life On Deck|on Deck]] With Hannah Montana.''
* Rare [[Panel Game]] example; before the final axing of its third part, ''[[Have I Got News for You|Have I Got]] [[Never Mind the Buzzcocks|Buzzcocks]] [[They Think Its All Over|All Over]]'' was an irregular [[Children in Need]] occurrence.
* Jack Harkness debuted in ''[[
* In the [[Cold Open]] of the episode "Seminar" from ''[[The Office]]'' (US version), Michael Scott runs into David Brent, his counterpart from the original British series. David appears again in the season 7 finale "Search Committee" as one of the people auditioning to replace Michael as manager.
* The character Director Leon Vance appears in both ''[[
** A very subtle version happens in on of the early seasons of ''[[
* The character Penelope Garcia is the technical analyst in both ''[[
* The second season finale of ''[[Cougar Town]]'' features appearances by [[Scrubs|Ted Buckland]] and [[Community
** The second season finale of ''''[[
* Naturally, the different iterations of ''[[
* Mr. Drucker appeared on both ''[[
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* RPGs are well known for cameo characters making appearances in different games by the same developers, though these characters don't necessarily indicate that the games take place in the same universe, and are often a sort of internal [[Shout
** Cless and Arche from ''[[
** Chelsea from ''[[
** ''[[
** Gilgamesh from ''[[
** Balthier from ''[[
** ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' appears to indicate that all the FF games are part of the same "multiverse", if rather shakily.
** Bleu/Deis appears in several ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' games.
** 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
* The ''[[
* 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
* 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 ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Another Disney example -- [[
** And ''again'' in another episode of the same show, this time with the titular character of ''[[American Dragon
*** And ''double again'' with crossovers with ''[[
* One episode of the TV version of Disney's ''[[Hercules (
* Many 1970's-era [[Hanna-Barbera]] adventure characters appeared in episodes of ''[[Scooby
** 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.
* ''[[
* One episode of the ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' [[Animated Adaptation]] featured Stanley Ipkiss from the animated adaptation of ''[[The Mask (
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[[Category:Crossover Index]]
[[Category:Characters As Device]]
[[Category:Character Overlap]]
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