History Main / OriginalGeneration

** In a more successful example, ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions'' has Guillotine (who ended up becoming a CanonImmigrant) and Morningstar.

** For Captain America's 75th anniversary, all of Marvel's mobile titles debuted new alternate-universe versions of Cap. Two of the more notable ones were in ''VideoGame/MarvelPuzzleQuest'', where Steve was assassinated and Peggy Carter became Captain America in his place; and ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'', where Steve never became a FishOutOfTemporalWater and got to settle down with Peggy, and their daughter Sharon took up the mantle. ''Puzzle Quest''[='s=] "Captain Carter" became popular enough to become a CanonImmigrant, appearing in both the comics and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
** ''Future Fight'' later debuted more original heroes; Luna Snow, a K-Pop IdolSinger with [[AnIcePerson ice powers]]; Crescent, a martial artist KidHero who can summon a spirit bear named Io; and the Warriors of the Sky -- Blue Dragon, War Tiger, Shadow Shell, and Sun Bird -- a MultinationalTeam (specifically from various Asian countries) themed around TheFourGods.
** ''VideoGame/MarvelStrikeForce'' has Kestrel, a founder of S.T.R.I.K.E. who had gotten lost in the multiverse before finally making her way home and joining the rest of the heroes; Deathpool, the daughter of Deadpool and Death; and Spider-Weaver, a spider-themed Najavo mystic.

* ''Fanfic/FantasiaTimes'' is a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover with characters from numerous different fictional works; however, the lion's share of focus goes to the original characters {{A|uthorAvatar}}ndi, Sera, and Scarlett -- ''especially'' Andi. Even when the canon characters get ADayInTheLimelight, they largely defer to Andi when it comes to important decisions.

%%* Rizki Al-Ibrahim, Endah Heinz (German-Indonesian student at PCA,) and Dominic Harrison from ''Fanfic/{{Spongebob 2019}}''.

* ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'' is a {{RTS}} game with the premise being a CrossoverCosmology between Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology (the [[UpdatedRerelease Definitive Edition]] also adds the Chinese, however those are made by another developer). The main playable character and protagonist is Arkantos, who is completely made up by the game 's developers. Granted, he originates from {{Atlantis}}- a fictional ancient civilization which doesn't really exist in the real world history. The Atlanteans themselves also qualify- while they have some traits [[ShownTheirWork accurate]] to Plato's texts, when Atlantis was made playable in the first expansion pack, it's depicted as having many fantasy aesthetics made up the game's developers. Gladiators make up their human army units, they have mirror towers which fire solar beams, robot automatons, clay golems, llama trade caravans alongside Mesoamerican architecture, {{GreekFire}}, {{Orichalcum}}, ElectricJellyfish, and other ahistorical oddities which clash with the other four playable cultures which exist(ed) in real life.

* ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'' is a {{RTS}} game with the premise being a CrossoverCosmology between Greek, Egyptian and Norse mythology (the [[UpdatedRerelease Definitive Edition]] also adds the Chinese, however those are made by another developer). The main playable character and protagonist is Arkantos, who is completely made up by the game 's developers. Granted, he originates from {{Atlantis}}- a fictional ancient civilization which doesn't really exist in the real world history.
** The Atlanteans themselves also qualify- while they have some traits [[ShownTheirWork accurate]] to Plato's texts, when Atlantis was made playable in the first expansion pack, it's depicted as having many fantasy aesthetics made up the game's developers. Gladiators make up their human army units, they have mirror towers which fire solar beams, robot automatons, clay golems, llama trade caravans alongside Mesoamerican architecture, {{GreekFire}}, {{Orichalcum}}, ElectricJellyfish, and other ahistorical oddities which clash with the other four playable cultures which exist(ed) in real life.

** A UsefulNotes/NintendoDS ActionRPG, ''[[VideoGame/EndlessFrontier Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Endless Frontier]]'', stars AlternateUniverse versions of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' originals...along with the ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' originals mentioned below and KOS-MOS from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''. Crazy, isn't it? The latter three are characters created by Monolith Soft, a co-developer with Banpresto for the game.

** ''VideoGame/CapcomFightingEvolution'' had Ingrid, who was later added into the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStationPortable}}SP version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3''. She was supposed to debut in the canceled 3D fighting game ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars'' with two other characters: D.D. and Rook.

*** The antagonists primarily consist of the all-original Subspace Army with its leader [[spoiler:Tabuu]]. Notably, most of the ''playable'' characters are still entirely crossovers. (Although some receive traits unique to ''Smash Bros'', like Mr. Game & Watch, who does not exist in his games. Instead, he is a CompositeCharacter of all the ''UsefulNotes/GameAndWatch'' handheld games. He is also [[spoiler:the source of the aforementioned Subspace Army]].)

* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' has the crossover series ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld: Narikiri Dungeon''. The first crossover game, ''Narikiri Dungeon 2'' on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, had Mel and Dio, an [[{{Moe}} entirely too cute]] matched set of silver-haired chibis with the ability to dress up as classes or monsters. When the series made the jump to the UsefulNotes/{{GBA}}, the new protagonists were given the ability to assume generic classes... or to go the whole way and become ''the other characters'' they were fighting alongside. These also included villains, spirits, and cameos like [[VideoGame/TaikoNoTatsujin Wada Don]] and Mr. Driller. Oddly, Pac-Man has not been a costume yet.

* The ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'' and ''VideoGame/MarioTennis'' series included original characters in the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 version of ''Mario Golf'', the UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor versions of ''Mario Golf'' and ''Mario Tennis'', and ''Mario Golf: Advance Tour'' and ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'' on UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. This allows players to have a decent selection of characters to choose between in the former, and enough rivals, opponents, as well as as Playable {{OC Stand In}}s in the latter four. Both GBC games can [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo transfer their playable characters and their stats]] to their respective N64 versions, and the GBA and GC golf games follow in their footsteps.

* ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' has a small example, one of the secret characters is [[spoiler:a living [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] VMU that morphs into vehicles from Sega's games]].

* [[https://www.psychoandy.com/2020/07/the-warrior-king-saga/ The Warrior King]] was a character created for a {{crossover}} event that spanned all four shows in Creator/USANetwork's "Xtreme Action Team" Saturday morning block: ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'', ''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon'', ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'' and ''WesternAnimation/WingCommander''.

The Greater-Scope Villain variety is somewhat more common than the new Hero variety. Crossovers with new Heroes, however, have a tendency to become a series in their own right, a SpinOff that just happens to have crossover origins.

If a completely original villain is created just for a Crossover, that's a CrossoverExclusiveVillain. Compare and contrast CrossoverVillainInChief, where an ''already established'' villain somehow becomes the leader of a VillainTeamUp of the crossed-over criminals. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant No relation to]] FirstInstallmentWins.

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* Walter from ''Film/TheMuppets2011'' is a Muppet made for this movie. He is an interesting case as he was created for a single franchise (albeit jumping ''The Muppet Show'' continuity to the silver screen), rather than a crossover.
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* ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'' introduced two protagonists named Yuki and Ai, as well as an antagonist named Goodman. The [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Orochi]] clone Mizuchi may also count.
* The [[VideoGame/CapcomVs Capcom vs. series]]:

** ''VideoGame/CrossEdge'' hosts a whole slew of new characters that are not from any of the games of the five companies that "Cross" it, including lead characters Kannagi Yuuto/York Neely and Aiba Mikoto/Miko Aiba. There's also Toya/Troy, Anesha, Judas, Lazarus, Augustine, Raizen, Vivi, Eruma/Mimi, and Iruma/Cece, who all seem to be part of a greater plot of gathering different "Souls" from different worlds, thus explaining why you see characters from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'', ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]'', the ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'' series, ''VideoGame/SpectralSouls'', and ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}''.

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* ''Theatre/TwiceCharmed'' gives Lady Tremaine a Wicked Fairy Godfather who helps her plan revenge on Cinderella.

* Franchise/MarvelComics games tend to include these. Not counting ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' examples, listed above:

** ''Pretty Cure All Stars F'' features another movie-exclusive Cure with Cure Supreme.

** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' follows the rough plot of ''[[ComicBook/CivilWar2006 Civil War]]'' but eventually split offs into an original storyline when [[spoiler:the nanites go rogue, creating a new villainous, [[TheVirus viral]] HiveMind intelligence known as the Fold. An evil cyborg Nick Fury being the closest thing the infection has for a figurehead effectively means they're more of an Original Generation '''concept''']].

** ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance 2'' follows the rough plot of ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' but eventually split offs into an original storyline when [[spoiler:the nanites go rogue, creating a new villainous, [[TheVirus viral]] HiveMind intelligence known as the Fold. An evil cyborg Nick Fury being the closest thing the infection has for a figurehead effectively means they're more of an Original Generation '''concept''']].

* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': The [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL anime]] only introduced 46 of the 100 Emperor's Key Numbers and the [[Manga/YuGiOhZEXAL manga]], which is a completely different continuity, introduced only 24 new Numbers. The remaining 30 Numbers have been introduced by the OCG long after the other anime and manga had already finished.

%%* The Hades Familia and many of their associates in the ''[[LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Danmachi]]'' story ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfHades''.

* ''Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus'' has a rare case of an unnamed original protagonist (and his (named) classmate), tying the various light novel series taken from the Dengeki magazine (including ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokurochan'', ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'', ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'', ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' among others) by forming a rag-tag party with their heroines in order to battle the BigBad's CanonDefilement.

%%** ''VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesVsStreetFighter'' has Cyber-Akuma, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a cyborg version of Akuma]].
%%** Not to mention Shadow, Metal Zangief, and Sunburned Sakura. ''Marvel vs. Capcom'' also had Shadow Lady and Lilith-style Morrigan.
%%** ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'', where we got Ruby Heart, Amingo, [=SonSon's=] granddaughter (also named [=SonSon=]), and the boss Abyss.
%%** In ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'', There's Gold ComicBook/WarMachine and Orange [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], [[http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Orange_Hulk_(Earth-295) who would later become a semi-canon immigrant in an offshoot Marvel universe]], though this could just as easily be a different Orange Hulk entirely as there is still no golden War Machine armor, though there has been golden Iron Man armor.

%%** Ingrid from ''Capcom Fighting Jam'', although she was eventually added into the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStationPortable}}SP version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3''. She was supposed to debut in the canceled 3D fighting game ''Capcom Fighting All-Stars'' with two other characters: D.D. and Rook.

* The Japanese-exclusive ''Tatsunoko Fight'' crosses over four of Creator/TatsunokoProduction's properties (''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGachaman'', ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'', ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}'', and ''Anime/HurricanePolymar''), as well an original property dubbed ''Denkou Senka Volter'' that hadn't existed before or after the game's release. There's also the main antagonist of Rosraisen, who isn't a part of ''Volter'' despite this fact.

* ''Rockman Xover'', an [=iOS=] social game developed to commemorate the [=25th=] anniversary of the [[Franchise/MegaMan Rockman]] franchise, centers around a new Rockman named Over-1 who must rescue the other seven Rockman heroes.

* ''LightNovel/SDGundamTheLastWorld'' is an IntraFranchiseCrossover of ''Franchise/SDGundam'', featuring characters from a good number of its works. It also includes a couple of characters made specifically for this story, including Sen-Pu Ninja Exia, Gundam the Gold, Ryuutei Unicorn, Tri Gunvoy, the Throne Siblings and so on.

* ''Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus'' has a rare case of an unnamed original protagonist (and his (named) classmate), tying the various light novel series taken from the Dengeki magazine (including ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokurochan'', ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'', ''LightNovel/KinosJourney'', ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' and ''LightNovel/HarukaNogizakasSecret'' among others) by forming a rag-tag party with their heroines in order to battle the BigBad's CanonDefilement.
* [[TheDragon Ruru]] and [[BigBad Nowel]] from ''VideoGame/MagicalBattleArena'', a doujin 3D battle game featuring the {{Magical Girl}}s and female mages from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', and ''Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru''. Kirara and Sarara are somewhere in between, coming from ''Magical Girl Kirara And Sarara'', an H-game that's related to this.

** ''G Generation Wars'' play with this trope. You won't even aware of its existence until you unlock an EX mission, and it only appear in last two missions. Yet it turn out that events in the game was controled by ''Generation System'' super computer.

* ''VideoGame/FightersMegamix'' has Deku the anthropormorphic Mexican jumping bean(!), Sibe, URA Bahn, a fighting chunk of meat on the bone, and the [=AM2=] palm tree amidst its roster of characters hailing from ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'', ''VideoGame/FightingVipers'', ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'', ''VideoGame/VirtuaCop'', ''VideoGame/RentAHero'', and even ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA''.

** ''VideoGame/MarvelStrikeForce'' has Kestrel, a founder of S.T.R.I.K.E. who had gotten lost in the multiverse before finally making her way home and joining the rest of the heroes.

* ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' has Cosmos as the BigGood and the guiding force driving the heroes to defeat Chaos. Chaos himself ''sorta'' counts as this too, as he's from ''Final Fantasy I'' originally, but has been [[AdaptationExpansion reinvented to the point]] the only real similarities between his original incarnation and his ''Dissidia'' incarnation is their physical appearances and name. The ''Final Fantasy I'' Chaos was a generic demon OneWingedAngel transformation for Garland--''Dissidia's'' Chaos is a PhysicalGod and the GreaterScopeVillain to all previous Big Bads. Note that it's still implied that he is in fact the Chaos from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' seeing as rigorous time-and-dimension travel is explained to come into play through the reports in 012. Garland says that he and Chaos are the same thing in a cutsceen anyway. Despite Garland being TheDragon to Chaos in this game.
** The Warrior of Light from ''Dissidia'' and other ''Final Fantasy'' crossovers, who represents the original ''Final Fantasy I'', is based on the main Fighter class from the original Final Fantasy. Much like Chaos, the Warrior was reinvented so heavily he's a new character with the original name.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'' gives us Alfonse and Sharena on the heroes' side, as well as a new incarnation of LegacyCharacter Anna. On the villains' side, we have Veronica (who was even voted to have a Brave Hero variation), the Mysterious Man (real name [[spoiler:Bruno]]), and [[spoiler:a mysterious woman -a Goddess- named Loki]]. Book II introduces the Ice Kingdom Nifl, featuring Fjorm, Gunnthrá, [[spoiler:Yglr, and Hríd]] as the main supporting characters, and the Fire Kingdom of Múspell, featuring Surtr, Laegjam, and Laevatein as its royalty, as well as Helbindi and [[spoiler:the aforementioned Loki]], as the antagonists. Before the end of Book II all of them were made playable in various intervals. Likewise, Book III introduces [[spoiler:Eir (who is a new playable Mythical hero), and her adoptive mother Hel as the royals of the Realm of The Dead, and Lif (a BadFuture version of Alfonse who lost his Sharena) and Thrasir (a similar version of Veronica) as her generals (which eventually became playable as Mythical Heroes)]]. In Xenologue 5 (set between Books III and IV), [[spoiler:Loki's fellow goddess, Thórr]], is introduced as the Goddess of War and a prominent antagonist in modes such as Røkrr Sieges, Hall of Forms and Mjölnir's Strike. Book IV then introduces [[spoiler:Peony, the [[OurFairiesAreDifferent Ljósálfar]] as its first Mythic Hero, her fellow Ljósálfar Mirabilis, and Freyr, Queen of Ljósálfheimr as allies; and Plumeria, Tiandra and Freja, Queen of the [[EvilCounterpart Dökkálfheimr]] as antagonists]]. Book V sees the apperances of [[spoiler:Reginn, princess of Niðavellir as the respective first Mythic Hero, her stepbrothers Fafnir and Otr as initial antagonists, and Eitri as the true antagonist; as well as princesses Dagr and Nott as initial antagonists and later new Mythical Heroes]]. And now, Book VI welcomes [[spoiler:Ash, retainer of Askr as the first Mythic Hero; and leader of the Curse Directive Letzia from the royal family of Embla and Elm, retainer of Goddess Embla as antagonists]]. Between Books V and VI, Nifl and Múspell, deities from their eponymus kingdoms, are properly introduced as new Heroes.

** Voyager, introduced in the [[BatFamilyCrossover Avengers Family Crossover]] ''Comicbook/AvengersNoSurrender'' as a formerly-forgotten heroine the others all see as one of the "classic" Avengers [[spoiler:but actually the Grandmaster's daughter]].

* Walter from ''Film/TheMuppets'' is a Muppet made for this movie. He is an interesting case as he was created for a single franchise (albeit jumping ''The Muppet Show'' continuity to the silver screen), rather than a crossover.

** ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' brought in Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu, as well as Reiji's arch-nemesis Saya, all tied together by dimension-hopping shenanigans that gave an excuse for all the game settings (ranging from ''VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins'' to ''StreetFighter'' to ''VideoGame/{{Soul|Series}}calibur'' to ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' and even more) to be stitched together without too much scarring.

* [[TheDragon Ruru]] and [[BigBad Nowel]] from ''VideoGame/MagicalBattleArena'', a doujin 3D battle game featuring the {{Magical Girl}}s and female mages from ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', and ''Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru''. Kirara and Sarara are somewhere in between, coming from ''Magical Girl Kirara And Sarara'', a H-game that's related to this.

* The Compati Hero Series, a Banpresto video game series which crossed SuperDeformed versions of Series/{{Ultraman}}, Franchise/KamenRider and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gundam]], introduced a fourth hero in ''The Great Battle'' action game series called Fighter Roar. Roar is not a hero from any previous franchise, but a new character meant to represent Banpresto.