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[[File:ArchiePunisher2_3976.jpg|link=Archie Comics|frame|And then everybody that survived [["Everybody Laughs" Ending|had a hearty chuckle]]!]]
{{quote|''"Any time there's a crossover in, say, [[Comic Books]] there's a risk that one team or hero will overshadow the other, questioning the competence or effectiveness of the other."''|'''Linkara''', ''[[History of Power Rangers|History of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy]]''}}
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* Whenever [[Superman]] is involved in a crossover, he has to be weakened or somehow disabled for the plot to work.
** Actually there have been plenty of good Superman team-ups, mostly in his own crossover series ''[[DC Comics Presents]]''. The best ones simply [[Plot Tailored to the Party|gave the guest stars something to do in the story that Superman could not do]]. Though the trope did apply in some cases.
** ''[[Superman]]''/''[[Batman]]'' can be considered a case study in successfully teaming up very different heroes. Both are on equal grounds, and they face challenges each can contribute to solving, making a team far more effective than the sum of its parts.
** In his second intercompany crossover with [[Spider-Man]], Spidey saves the day with his Spider-Sense (while Supes is busy holding a massive explosive gizmo together with his bare hands).
** [http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics41.html There was also the time he met the Quik Bunny.]
* Yes, the above ''[[Archie]] meets [[The Punisher]]'' cover is real. But it's probably easy to guess that it was mostly [[Played for Laughs]]. Somehow, It's [[Better Than It Sounds]].
* Likewise, ''Eminem/Punisher''. [http://comics.ign.com/articles/979/979917p1.html Yes], [[Eminem]].
* A comic book actually featured a character from ''[[The Guiding Light]]'' who had become a superhero, team up with [[Spider-Man]] and ''[[Iron Man]]'', inspired by an episode where she gained [[How Unscientific|superpowers from an accident involving Halloween decorations.]]
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== Live Action TV ==
* Jack Black on ''[[Community]]'', as a parody of ''[[Remember the New Guy?]]'', turned into this. He upsets the group dynamic with his weird schtick eventually forcing Jeff to drag him out of the Study Room kicking and screaming.
* The ''[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]]'' story arc of ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]''. Since [[Kamen Rider|Kamen Riders]] do not deal with giant monsters on a regular basis whereas ''[[Super Sentai]]'' does and the crossover occurs in a ''Kamen Rider'' show, the arc was written to feature an original [[Monster of the Week]] who became an anomaly of sorts thanks to the intrusion of ''Decade'''s cast and thus could not [[Make My Monster Grow|grow]] unlike his brethren.
* Parodied on an episode of ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'', with the superhero team of BMX Bandit and Angel Summoner. BMX Bandit can ride a BMX ''really'' well, while Angel Summoner can summon and control a horde of invisible celestial superbeings. [[Sarcasm Mode|Oddly]], BMX Bandit feels he doesn't add much to the team.
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'' solves this in one sense while being disadvantaged by it in another. The difference in powers between [[Mortal Kombat]] and [[DCU]] characters is explained by mentioning that the universe merging directly affects the abilities of everyone involve, as well as spreading a [[Hate Plague]] in order for [[Let's You and Him Fight]] to ensue. However, DC's treatment of their intellectual properties meant that the ''Mortal Kombat'' side had to temporarily lose [[Rated "M" for Money|its extreme blood and gore]]... which, unfortunately for that series, is its entire selling point, period.
* To a minor extent, ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]. Brawl'' and [[Metal Gear|Snake]]. An M-rated character battles heroes who are perfectly OK for the entire family? Wave goodbye to his realistic firearms. He gets to keep explosive arms, though.
** Samus is a sci-fi bounty hunter in [[Power Armor]] with an [[Arm Cannon]]. Ness has a bat. Snake doesn't get anything that is too far removed from real world arms. Jigglypuff makes do with cuteness. Link has a sword and a bow. Respectively, they come from dystopian [[Space Opera]], comedic [[Cosmic Horror]], action-espionage [[Magical Realism]], whatever genre Pokemon is, and [[High Fantasy]]. The whole game is a [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]] forgiven on [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Fun]], and the [[Nostalgia Filter]].
* While Banpresto usually handles this trope quite well, ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' has had a few offenders in the past. What immediately comes to mind is ''[[Super Robot Wars Judgment]]'', where the plot of ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' is handled the exact same way despite the crossover drastically altering the circumstances. The most [[Egregious]] case is {{spoiler|Mu La Flaga's [[Heroic Sacrifice]]}}, even though the various [[Super Robot|Super Robots]] in the player's group could have ''easily'' {{spoiler|tanked the positron cannon}}.
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== Web Original ==
* ''Pooh's Adventures'' runs on this trope. The main character, [[Winnie the Pooh]], crosses over with people like [[Batman]], the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', the ''[[Gargoyles]]'', and many others dipping into either a very high [[Super Weight]] (even for a stuffed animal) or the [[Darker and Edgier|darkest part of town]], or even both. Then there's the allies Pooh has, although not a lot of them could affect the plot, some ''do'' with just a few super powers.
* The animations [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FywMOuMqNuI "The Dark Knight Meets Superman"] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeT1t0lQn5Q&feature=fvwrel "The Dark Knight Meets Superman Part 2"] do this intentionally for parody. First [[Superman]] visits Gotham City during the events of ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. "Hey, bat-bro, I hope it's not a big deal, but while you were talking there, I went ahead and stopped crime. Like, all of it." Then this version of Batman stands in for Superman in Metropolis alongside the [[Justice League]]. It doesn't go that well.
== Western Animation ==
* One episode of ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' had this trope inverted, Batman is transported to 1880s England, where he "teams up" with [[Sherlock Holmes]] and outclasses him in most ways. While Sherlock is no slouch (and discovers and reaches the villain's hideout before Batman), Batman fights better, can make [[Bat Deduction|Bat Deductions]] with less information, and can handle the clearly supernatural Gentleman Ghost while Holmes is made a victim.
** Although the fact that Holmes beat Batman at anything [[Fridge Brilliance|speaks volumes,]] as Batman has both more experience with supernatural phenomena, and information, knowledge and training from over a century ahead of Sherlock's time.
** And again with "The Super-Batman of Planet X!", where Batman is stranded on a strange, alien planet and teams up with the local near-identical Batman to foil crime. Then it turns out that thanks to the planet's atmosphere Batman becomes a [[Flying Brick]], much to the local Batman-X's chagrin. That is, until the [[Kryptonite Is Everywhere|commonly occurring]] mineral ''[[Weaksauce Weakness|Quartz]]'' renders him worse than powerless and allows Batman-X to save the day.
* ''The New [[Scooby Doo]] Movies'' in which Mystery, Inc. teamed with people like [[Batman]], [[The Addams Family]] and [[The Three Stooges]].
* ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' had a crossover with ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' that managed to fix the story breaker. How, you ask? {{spoiler|[[Reality Warper]] Bat-Mite gives Batman, Robin, and the villains the ability to fight (since this was based off of the 60s cartoon, he couldn't even throw a punch). Then he gives it to Shaggy and Scooby, too. Ass-kicking ensues.}}
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