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Guest Fighters are quite the [[Base Breaker]]; depending on who you ask, they are either awesome and hilarious because they're [[Fish Out of Water|fishes out of water]] bringing all their superpowers and [[Continuity Nod|continuity nods]] to the conflict or detracting from the premise of the established fictional universe and/or a cheap cash grab because they're... [[Fish Out of Water|fishes out of water]]. That being said, the Guest Fighters ''least'' likely to inflict base breaking are the fishes whose styles and settings are more '''in''' water, such as [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]] in ''[[Soul Series|Soulcalibur II]]'' or [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy Krueger]] in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'', or guests in [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] games in which case there is no such thing as a fish out of water. And even then, [[Unpleasable Fanbase|it's still not a sure bet]].
The name comes from the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' website, in which the name is used to refer to [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], the two characters that are ''outside'' Nintendo's ownership.
In nearly all cases, those characters are [[The Unexpected]], so Guest Fighter can be considered a subtrope of that.
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== Fighting Games ==
* As stated above, [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]] and [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl''. The latter was highly demanded by fans (which was why he was added in the game), while [[Hideo Kojima]] asked for Snake to be added (fans were surprised, to say the least).
* One of the earliest (if not, the earliest) fighting game with a guest fighter would have to be the first ''[[Fighters History|Fighter's History]]'' arcade by Data East, which its final boss is ''Karnov'' from the arcade game of the same name, who also appeared in later titles in the series. However, he wasn't playable until the arcade game was ported to the SNES with a cheat code to play as him.
** In ''Fighter's History Dynamite'' (known in Europe as ''Karnov's Revenge''), another guest fighter appears as an "Extra" boss, which was the Ox from Data East's 1984 ''Karate Champ'' arcade.
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*** Scheherazade was created by ''[[RahXephon]]'' creator Yutaka Izubuchi.
*** Shura was created by ''[[Gantz]]'' creator Hiroya Oku.
** All these guest fighters have background stories and plots that sufficiently explain why they are in the series. However, they are never actually referenced again or even hinted about having existed at any point, and have zero impact within the story. The 5 created characters for ''IV'', including Angol Fear, are an exception as they are actually mentioned as part of the story, with Ashlotte having the strongest connection due to her part in the story for ''V'''s new Astaroth.
*** On another note, [[Ubisoft]]'s [[Word of God]] on Ezio's presence [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-21-ezio-confirmed-for-soulcalibur-5 is that] it is easily explained through the Animus, the decidedly time-spanning but not universe-spanning [[Framing Device]] of the ''Assassin's Creed'' universe. Though at one point the Soul Calibur community manager noted the fuzziness of Ezio's timeline during the events of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' (the incarnation used in ''V''), suggested that it was actually time/dimensional travel instead of {{spoiler|Soul Calibur V itself being a video game inside the Animus}}. The latter seems to be backed up by Ezio's official profile, which has him retrieving an item from the Templars that seems to briefly transport him to 1607, this leaving erratic readings in the Animus.
** And [[Tekken|Yoshimitsu]] could be considered one, atleast in spirit, given a similar character exists since the first ''[[Soul Calibur]]''. While vaguely hinted at first, it was confirmed for ''V'' that this Yoshi is the founder of the group the ''Tekken'' Yoshi forms part of, and the [[Legacy Character|first in a long line of successors carrying the same name.]]
* Nicole, the female Spartan based on the ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' games who appears in ''[[Dead or Alive]] 4''.
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* K-1 fighter-turned-comedian Bobby Ologun appears as the final boss in the Playstation 2 port of ''Power Instinct Matrimelee''. He uses much [[Gratuitous English]] and has a [[Beam Spam]] super called "Bobby Beam".
* In ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3'', Arale Norimaki from ''[[Doctor Slump]]'' is an unlockable character.
** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that Arale ''did'' appear in one episode of the first ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' series, so when they said they would put ''everyone'' in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3'', they really meant ''everyone''.
* The Japanese version of ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z Budokai 2'' had an alternate costume for Frieza, as his son Kuriza from [[Akira Toriyama]]'s self-parody manga ''Neko Majin Z''. ''Neko Majin Z'' himself appears as a guest assistant character in ''[[Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]].
* ''[[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2]]'' allows you to use Lars Alexanderssen from ''[[Tekken]] 6''. [[Namco Bandai]] has the rights to both series and ''Naruto'' author Masashi Kishimoto designed Lars's alternate outfit, so he reappears here with said outfit and redesigned to fit with the art style of the game.
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** ''WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011'' also features Rob Van Dam, who hadn't been in WWE for a couple of years prior to the game beginning development and, indeed, signed with [[TNA]] shortly after its release. He's listed as a "Free Agent", not as a Legend (the only other characters so designated are the Red and Green demonstration models, Paul Bearer, and the Undertaker's druid). Apparently, the dev team were just really big RVD fans and wanted to use him in the game very badly.
** ''WWE 12'' featured the returns of [[Brock Lesnar]] and [[Eddie Guerrero]].
* Similarly, rocker [[Black Flag|Henry Rollins]] has a sizably modern role in the second ''[[Def Jam Series|Def Jam]]'' fighting game, featuring the eponymous rap label's performers. Actors Omar Epps and [[Danny Trejo]] also make appearances and are playable characters.
* While not a playable character, {{spoiler|[[Donkey Kong]]}} is a not-so-secret challenger in the Wii ''[[Punch-Out!!]]'' title.
* The hidden boxers in ''Ready2Rumble 2'', including basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, Bill & Hillary Clinton, and [[Michael Jackson]].
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* Three [[Raving Rabbids]] with different movesets in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up]]'' (One normal, one in ''[[Splinter Cell]]'' gear, and one in TMNT getup). This caused an eruption of [[Ruined FOREVER]] among the TMNT fanbase.
** Parodied [http://www.2pstart.com/2010/01/20/tortoises-and-hares/ here].
* Ryougi Shiki of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:|Kara no Kyoukai]]'' in ''[[Melty Blood]]''.
* ''[[Fate Unlimited Codes]]'' had a guest appearance by the Lancer from [[Fate/Zero|the 4th Grail War]], who is from the same fictional universe but from a different time period than [[Fate/stay night|the one covered by the game]].
* While not unique characters, Haseo and Ovan have costumes in ''[[.hack|.hack Link]]'' belonging to characters from ''[[Tales (series)|Tales of Graces]]''. They are the only charcters in the game to do so.
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* Due to being released by [[Lucas Arts]], [[Star Wars|Han Solo]] and [[Indiana Jones]] skins are available to any character (even the girl) in the first ''[[Mercenaries]]'' game.
* ''Gunbird 2'' featured [[Sengoku Ace|Aine]] and [[Darkstalkers|Morrigan]] as hidden characters (the latter being only in the Dreamcast version, which was published by Capcom).
* The classic [[PS 1]] racing game ''Test Drive 5'' had the Fear Factory (one of the bands who supplied the music) wagon.
* ''[[Rumble Roses]]'''s Reiko was<ref>The past tense is because the servers are shut down</ref> a multiplayer skin on ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]: [[Updated Rerelease|Subsistence]]''.
* [[Klonoa]] in ''Moto GP''.
* ''[[Warriors Orochi]] 3'' has five guest fighters: [[Bladestorm The Hundred Years War|Joan of Arc]], [[Warriors: Legends of Troy|Achilles]], [[Trinity Souls of Zill Oll|Nemea]], [[Ninja Gaiden|Ryu Hayabusa]], and [[Dead or Alive|Ayane]].
* The Gamecube version of ''NBA Street 3'' has [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario, Luigi and Peach]] as playable characters to make up for the console's lack of online play. Plus, all versions of the game have the [[Beastie Boys]] as a secret team.
** ''SSX On Tour'' also had the trio (Cube only, obviously.)
** ''SSX 3'' also had Stretch, one of the characters from ''NBA Street'', as a secret character, as well as all the characters from the previous games.
*** And in that same game, the secret character Churchill debuted as a ''[[Quake III Arena]]'' '''custom skin'''. Yes, it's true!
*** Stretch's inclusion in ''SSX 3'' mirrors SSX riders Zoe and Moby's status as unlockable characters in the original ''NBA Street'', along with Tracey from ''Sled Storm''. Also in that game? R&B group 3LW.
* Also notorious for this: the ''[[Tony Hawk Pro Skater|Tony Hawk's]]'' series had some weird [[wikipedia:Tony
* Similarly, ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' and ''Mario Sports Mix'' featured a White Mage, Black Mage, Ninja, Moogle, and Cactaur from ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', due to Square-Enix being the developer.
** Similarly (again), the arcade ''[[Mario Kart]]'' games (by [[Namco]]) have [[Pac-Man]], Ms. Pac-Man, Blinky and Mametchi (a Tamagotchi); this is notable for being the first crossover between the Namco and Bandai halves of the merged [[Namco Bandai]].
*** And in turn, the ''Mario Kart'' clone ''Pac-Man World Rally'' (published, not developed, by Namco) has [[Katamari Damacy|the Prince of All Cosmos]], [[Dig Dug|a Pooka and a Fygar]]; the PSP version also has the exclusive characters of [[Mappy]] and [[Mr. Driller]].
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