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Want to do an Earth-3 story, but feel really strongly about the characterization of [[
Most of the time, this is to combat particular instances of [[Character Derailment]], or because the author really just has a [[Single-Issue Wonk|particular dislike]] for a character, but feels that using a different version is more magnanimous than not at all. Sometimes it's due to not having seen a certain adaptation of the character (a comic book hero versus a television version of the hero). Other times, one odd version of the character ended up being more interesting than every other, especially a [[Ascended Extra]]. And perhaps the writer [[They Just Didn't Care|just doesn't]] ''realize'' that the character is different in this version.
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* The ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' version of the Question (a relatively obscure character made popular by the show) often crops up in unexpected places. He was actually influenced by (and was nearly a [[Captain Ersatz]] for) Rorschach of ''[[Watchmen]]'' who in turn was the same for early version of the Question. The main difference being he does ''not'' have an [[Knight Templar|insanely strict moral code]].
* ''[http://www.eyrie-productions.com/TIA/ Bubblegum Crisis: The Iron Age]'', a current work-in-progress from [http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ Eyrie Productions Unlimited], mix-and-matches versions of the Knight Sabers (and other characters) from both the original ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]'' and its late-1990s [[Continuity Reboot|reboot]], ''Bubblegum Crisis: Megatokyo 2040''.
** Likewise, their ''[[
* ''[[Type Moon]]'' productions (which ''resemble'' fanfic) such as ''[[Tsukihime]]'' and ''[[
** In ''[[Tsukihime]]'', all of the "True Endings" usually have a character dying or getting amnesia or something similar; supposedly, the bonus "happy ending" isn't [[Canon]]. The "Melty Blood" game and manga seems to exist in some continuity where a majority of the characters don't die and have some variant of their happy ending.
** In ''[[Fate/stay
*** In fact, comedic [[Doujinshi]] of ''FSN'' often throw in every single Master, Servant, and minor character, including those such as {{spoiler|Caster}} who don't live through ''any'' of the three paths. They all just have too many fans.
*** Granted, the sequel has everyone (except Kirei, who no one likes) alive. Including someone who was dead at the ''beginning'' of the first game. {{spoiler|Then again, dream world, so...}}
** A good majority of Type-Moon [[Bat Family Crossover]] fanfics depict ''[[Tsukihime]]'' and ''[[
* The ''[[El
* ''[[
* ''[[X-Men]]'' fanfics occasionally give comicverse Gambit his first animated counterpart's habit of talking in third person.
** ''Most [[X-Men]]'' fic seems to fall into this territory, whether it's filling one adaptation's blanks in with comicverse facts, or the spreading around of [[Character Tics]], or the presence of characters who technically shouldn't exist in this version.
*** That is because by most adaptations' natures, they can't include the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] the comics have, and someone always gets mad that their favorite was left out.
* ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'' fanfic is often always a mishmash of the manga and anime continuities, the most noticeable result of which is the inclusion of Sasuke, a ninja servant of Kuno, who was invented for the anime.
* Then there's ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' fics that mix and match its various continuities. They've only got what, four or five continuities to start with. More often than not, the "default" setting for a Tenchi fanfic could be best described as "OAV +", taking the original continuity and adding in whichever characters from the other continuities they like. A constant favorite is Kiyone, Mihoshi's partner from the Mihoshi Special/''Tenchi Universe''.
** The ''Daughter of Darkness'' movie is an example of an official work doing exactly this: it uses the OAV version of Tenchi's house, but also has Kiyone living there, and has no connection to any other version of the canon.
*** Actually, "Daughter of Darkness" takes place in the continuity of Naoko Hasegawa's Tenchi novels. Hasegawa's novels are set in a timeline that picks up where episode 6 of the OAV left off, and ignores everything from episode 7 onwards (mostly because those episodes hadn't come out yet when she started writing the novels). Incidently, these novels are where the character Kiyone was introduced for the very first time.
** A cross-over Fic with Superman specifically warned readers that it was a [[Patchwork Fic]], since both characters have multiple versions around for different reasons and the author had been cherry-picking. He also justified this with this sort of cross-over fic already being ''so'' not canon anyway, so being nervous about continuity was a waste of time.
* There's been a recent fad of fics that attempt to incorporate Harley Quinn into the [[Dark Knight Trilogy|Nolanverse]].
* ''[[Wicked (
** Not very common? Are you kidding me? The number of times musicalverse Elphaba is allergic to water, not to mention the "Gale Force" or Frex and Melena are never named as such in the musical, in fact any good musicalverse fic in the ''Wicked'' section, even if they are not labeled as such, steals stuff from the book to back up the hardly detailed musical storyline.
*** Not to split hairs (okay that's precisely what I'm doing) but Frex and Melena are named in the script, which isn't THAT hard to get a hold of, if you're a dedicated fan. [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|Not that I'd know anything about that.]] Or, even easier, in the program.
** Also from the Oz-verse, ''[[Tin Man (TV series)|Tin Man]]'' fanfic writers will borrow as much as they can from the Baum-Thompson [[Land of Oz
** ''[[Wicked (
* This trope is so common with ''[[Transformers]]'' fanfic (in part due to the multiversal nature of the franchise), that it's acquired its own in-fandom term: [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Personal_canon personal canon].
** Exhibit B for the "adapting obscure characters into a series-appropriate characterization": ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', as seen with the many [[Deviant ART]] pictures of characters drawn in ''Animated'''s style -- or, alternatively, [[Canon Foreigner|Bulkhead]] drawn as a G1 character.
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** The same can also happen with fics that place undeveloped characters from the games into the animé's continuity. In these cases, it's fairly common for the writer to give the character in question traits from their ''[[Alternate Continuity|Pokémon Special]]'' counterparts, along with what little characterization the game gives them.
*** Things can get a little confusing in this manner when it comes to talking about Gary Oak's sister. One manga gives her name as May, the games give her name as Daisy -- ''both'' of which are taken by other characters in the anime.
* Happens often enough with ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics often mix the book and movie canons, albeit probably unknowingly part of the time. This is particularly common with character quirks which only appeared in the films, such as Hermione referring to Ron as "Ronald" when she's displeased with him. Also, fanfiction generally assumes Hogwarts students wear the uniforms used in the movies.[[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that, based on the descriptions, the book uniforms would be rather impractical.
** Not to mention the fact that the Hogwarts uniform mysteriously stops including the pointy hats, [[Wild Mass Guessing|possibly around the time JKR saw the first movie and realised how silly they looked.]]
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' fanfiction often [[The Stations of the Canon|follows the anime events]] but incorporates backstory elements from the manga, particularly in the case of Kaji and Asuka. [[Canon Foreigner|Mana Kirishama]] from the video game ''Girlfriend of Steel'' also has a tendency to pop up.
** Similarly, after ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'', Mari Illustrious Makinami has occasionally appeared in non-''Rebuild'' fanfics.
* ''[[
* Fanfiction for ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'' often involves this, which is not surprising considering the many media interpretations. By far, the most common versions involve drawing various pieces from the original novel by Gaston Leroux, the backstory rich Susan Kay novel, and the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. This leads to wildly different takes on the story and characters, depending on the percentages used, and it is considered polite to state in the author's notes which versions are being blended.
* Due to the many varied portrayals of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Ninja Turtles]], any given [[Fanfic]] will have characters from multiple incarnations, e.g. Agent Bishop from [[
* The same can be said for [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] franchise. And given the insane amount of shipping that goes on in this fandom, characters and settings from the games, comics, and TV shows are freely mixed
** Notably ''[[
* ''[[Renegade (
* It's not unheard of to import aspects of ''[[
* ''[[The Legend of Spyro a New Dawn (Fanfic)|The Legend of Spyro a New Dawn]]'' takes place in ''[[The Legend of Spyro]]'' universe, but Ember, an Classic [[Spyro the Dragon]] Series character, is a main character and Red, the [[Big Bad]] of ''A Hero's Tail'', is one of the main villains of the sequel. Though this is hardly common in fanfiction for this series, but Ember is often portrayed as either a [[Ron the Death Eater]], or force Cynder to become a [[Derailing Love Interest]] and [[Ron the Death Eater]]. The author's specific intention was to keep her ture to her original character while making her more likeable and complex.
* [[Teen Titans (
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