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* ''TabletopGame/TeenagersFromOuterSpace'', an 80s game based on {{Anime}}, pits the characters in an alternate Earth where high schools are overrun with aliens - every kind you can imagine - and teenage humans head to the mall to buy dangerous weaponry in order to wage wars with their classmates. The only rules, besides the bare game mechanics, are the ones that the GM chooses to impose, so it wouldn't be uncommon to see a telepathic raygun-wielding teddybear driving a flying saucer down Main Street while listening to the Music/PrettyThings.

* The toy line/tabletop game ''Toys/{{Xevoz}}'' featured a figure called Skull Jack that was a Skeleton-Pirate-Samurai with laser vision.

** ''TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression'' warns the reader that overuse of this Trope brings {{Narm}} - however, [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie]] [[TheVirginQueen Queen Elizabeth]] with her {{Flaming|Sword}} {{Katana|sAreJustBetter}} and her [[CoolCar Lamborghini]] is very much SoBadItsGood.

* The card game ''Smash-Up'' is built around this. Each player gets two mini-decks, each based on a theme (ninjas, pirates, zombies, robots, etc) and shuffles them together to create his play deck.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' In the beginning the Sun the Moon and the stars got tired of there EldritchAbomination bosses so they sent Gilgamesh, Enkidu, The Doctor and, the entire cast from avatar the last airbender(as well as the cast of legend of Korra). After killing some of them and becoming ghosts, the rest were horribly mutilated and imprisoned in Azathoth. Now it is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker want to make the world into a toxic rainbow slush. Meanwhile, Nyarlotep gives Peter Parker some of his and others superpowers so the can breakout of Azathoth. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* The toy line/tabletop game ''Toy/{{Xevoz}}'' featured a figure called Skull Jack that was a Skeleton-Pirate-Samurai with laser vision.

* The toy line/tabletop game ''{{Xevoz}}'' featured a figure called Skull Jack that was a Skeleton-Pirate-Samurai with laser vision.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' In the beginning the Sun the Moon and the stars got tired of there EldritchAbomination bosses so they sent Gilgamesh, Enkidu, The Doctor and, the entire cast from avatar the last airbender(as well as the cast of legend of Korra). After killing some of them and becoming ghosts, the rest were horribly mutilated and imprisoned in Azathoth. Now it is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker want to make the world into a toxic rainbow slush. Meanwhile, Nyarlotep gives Peter some of his and others superpowers so the can breakout of Azathoth. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' In the beginning the Sun the Moon and the stars got tired of there EldritchAbomination so they sent Gilgamesh, Enkidu, The Doctor and, the entire cast from avatar the last airbender(as well as the cast of legend of Korra). After killing some of them and becoming ghosts, the rest were horribly mutilated and imprisoned in Azathoth. Now it is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker want to make the world into a toxic rainbow slush. Meanwhile, Nyarlotep gives Peter some of his and others superpowers so the can breakout of Azathoth. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker want to make the world into a toxic rainbow slush. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* ''Torg'' is a crossover game where ActionTropes are real and cyberpunks fight minions of the Cyberpope and their plant-zombie minions with the help of pistol-wielding mystery detectives and heroic knights.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And also have to fight the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker who want make the world in to a toxic rainbow slush. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* In a word: ''{{Monsterpocalypse}}''. In more words: [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Gundams]] versus [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds the Martians]] versus [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu and friends]] versus [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]] versus Franchise/{{Godzilla}} and friends versus Yakuza [[{{Ultraman}} Ultramen]].
** And the expansion ''Monsterpocalypse Now'' adds [[IKnowKarate kung-fu]] [[ElementalPowers elemental]] samurai, [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys giant apes]], [[BeneathTheEarth mole men]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant insects]], {{Sea Monster}}s, and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive a sinister corporation]] that's begun producing [[EvilKnockoff robot duplicates of the other monsters]].

** Can you get subjected to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 tor]][[Film/TeenagersFromOuterSpace CHA?]]

* ''{{Rifts}}'' runs neck and neck with Synnibar for weirdness/awesomeness. It gives us [[{{Magitek}} techno-wizards]] on flying surfboards shooting railguns, vampire-hunter cowboys herding dinosaurs, extraterrestrial bikers, genetically engineered humanoid dogs, Alien Cyborg Samurai, Crystal Dragons, Undead {{Super Soldier}}s, Psychic Horses, and a power struggle with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on one side, and King Arthur and his knights in power armour backed up by dragons, demigods and an amnesiac Egyptian goddess on the other side. Oh, and humpback whales who can learn fly-fishing.

* ''{{Exalted}}'' is Fire-breathing cyborg dinosaur precursors with super science vs Communist ninja robots with lightsabers from outer space! It's a game where Cuchulain is riding around in a Gundam to fight Vincent Valentine, who has been enslaved by Emperor Palpatine, while John Talbain and an army of Celts is going to war with the Roman Legions, who are led by the cast of Ranma 1/2. And also have to fight the spawn of Queen Mab and the Joker who want make the world in to a toxic rainbow slush. If it's cool, then it's supposed to be ganked and put into the game! In other words, Best. RPG. Ever. There's a martial art for sadomasochist lesbian stripper ninjas.

* ''TeenagersFromOuterSpace'', an 80s game based on Japanese cartoons, pits the characters in an alternate Earth where high schools are overrun with aliens - every kind you can imagine - and teenage humans head to the mall to buy dangerous weaponry in order to wage wars with their classmates. The only rules, besides the bare game mechanics, are the ones that the GM chooses to impose, so it wouldn't be uncommon to see a telepathic raygun-wielding teddybear driving a flying saucer down Main Street while listening to ''The Pretty Things''.
** Can you get subjected to [[MST3K tor-CHA?]]
* A recently-released ''{{Battletech}}'' core rule book: "Tactical Operations" allows players to create units of ''Orca''-riding infantry.

** If you're willing to be a ghoul or skeleton instead of an actual zombie, you can have a LITERAL Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot with I Am Ten Ninjas/Swashbuckler/Undead/Sentient Construct. Better yet, this is a completely legal build for a character to take.

* This is in large part the appeal of the ''TabletopGame/LegendSystem'', which features a Ninja Pirate Zombie ''KamenRider'' as one of the ''saner'' possible character builds.

** The Alienist class is a cultist specializing in [[SummonMagic summoning creatures]] from [[EldritchLocation beyond the gulfs of space as we know them]], resulting in a more tentacly versio] of what it was said Alienist summoned. Oh, and insanity. A latter installment of supplement books included spells to ''[[DemBones summon undead]]'' and to [[DemonicPossession bind the souls of demons to those undead]]. Even if it's not 'canon', the potential is most definitely there. With disturbingly few modifications.

* In a word: ''{{Monsterpocalypse}}''. In more words: [[{{Gundam}} Gundams]] versus [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds the Martians]] versus [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu and friends]] versus [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]] versus Franchise/{{Godzilla}} and friends versus Yakuza [[{{Ultraman}} Ultramen]].

** And one absolutely *must* mention the Blood Angels, who aren't just [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke gene-modified]] [[PoweredArmor power-armored]], but also [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampiric]] and [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angelic]] {{Super Soldier}}s

*** The Blood Angels now have Librarian Dreadnoughts, giving them a Zombie Humongous Mecha Cyborg Wizard.

**** Speaking of the Eldar, here is a fitting description of their heavy infantry, the striking scorpion aspect warriors: power-armored chainssword weilding gunfaced jungle ninjas. Their squad sergeant can fight with an insect-style armor-piercing pincer incorporating a shuriken-firing SMG, to boot.

* What, no one has mentioned TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}? Cyberpunk elves and orcs, people! With magic!

** And the expansion ''Monsterpocalypse Now'' is set to add [[IKnowKarate kung-fu]] [[ElementalPowers elemental]] samurai, [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys giant apes]], [[BeneathTheEarth mole men]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies giant insects]], {{Sea Monster}}s, and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive a sinister corporation]] that's begun producing [[EvilKnockoff robot duplicates of the other monsters]].

* In a word: ''{{Monsterpocalypse}}''. In more words: [[{{Gundam}} Gundams]] versus [[TheWarOfTheWorlds the Martians]] versus [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu and friends]] versus [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]] versus Franchise/{{Godzilla}} and friends versus Yakuza [[{{Ultraman}} Ultramen]].

* While not a part of 'canon' DungeonsAndDragons, the variety of races, templates, and character classes available can result in ridiculous combinations, like a Fiendish Dragonkin Vampiric Samurai Half-Orc Fighter/Wizard/Monk/Shadowdancer. Or a sandwich. Or a chicken slaad sand witch. This is frequently the work of a Munchkin, however it's often ostensibly done for "role playing" purposes.
** The Alienist class is a cultist specializing in [[SummonMagic summoning creatures]] from [[EldritchLocation beyond the gulfs of space as we know them]], resulting in a more tentacly versio] of what it was said Alienist summoned. Oh, and insanity. A latter installment of supplement books included spells to ''[[DemBones summon undead]]'' and to [[DemonicPossession bind the souls of demons to those undead]]. Even if it's not 'canon', the potential is most definitely there. With disturbingly few modifications. There's even a "type pyramid" listed in one book that ranks just how hard it is to use this trope on various monster categories.

** The Alienist class is a cultist specializing in [[SummonMagic summoning creatures]] from [[EldritchLocation beyond the gulfs of space as we know them]], resulting in a more tentacly versio] of what it was said Alienist summoned. Oh, and insanity. A latter installment of supplement books included spells to ''[[DemBones summon undead]]'' and to [[DemonicPossession bind the souls of demons to those undead]]. Even if it's not 'canon', the potential is most definitely there. With disturbingly few modifications.

** In Warmachine, set in the IronKingdoms D&D setting, the nation of Cryx consists of {{NinjaPirateZombieRobot}}s... ruled by ''CaptainErsatz {{Godzilla}}!''

* In a word: ''{{Monsterpocalypse}}''. In more words: [[{{Gundam}} Gundams]] versus [[TheWarOfTheWorlds the Martians]] versus [[Creator/HPLovecraft Cthulhu and friends]] versus [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} the Tyranids]] versus {{Godzilla}} and friends versus Yakuza [[{{Ultraman}} Ultramen]].

*** The Akashic Brotherhood, who can kill you with their brain but [[FullContactMagic prefer to do it with kung fu]].

* In the early days of White Wolf's OldWorldOfDarkness they published a few modules featuring Sam Haight, a ghoul/werewolf/mage whom, {{Game Master}}s were told, the player characters were not allowed to kill. After a while even his creators got tired of him, killed him off, and then casually mentioned that his soul had been forged into an ashtray in the underworld.
** Even the more sedate game lines had these. ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' brought us the Giovanni, a vampiric Mafia clan with a history of necromantic practices. ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' gave us the Stargazers, a tribe of enlightened martial artist ''werewolves''. And ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' gave us the Akashic Brotherhood, who can kill you with their brain but [[FullContactMagic prefer to do it with kung fu]].
*** Mage: The Ascension was this trope writ large. To wit, the heroes were a collection of pointy-hat wizards, computer hackers, wiccans, kung fu messiahs, mad scientists, shamans, religious zealots, magical stoners, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and the Euthanatos]].
*** Masquerade also has to offer: a MadeOfIron VoluntaryShapeshifting [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] AdventurerArchaeologist {{Only Sane|Man}} FlatEarthAtheist, a BadassSpaniard [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething princess]] [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] with SuperStrength and [[DarkIsEdgy powers over darkness]], a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] MagicKnight ChurchMilitant MadOracle ''with [[GoodHurtsEvil True Faith]]'', a GenderBender [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]] MadArtist / [[MadDoctor Doctor]]...
** [[NewWorldOfDarkness nWOD]] still has a few cases of this. ''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil'' has a faction of vigilante ''hippies'', for Cain's sake.
*** ''TabletopGame/GeniusTheTransgression'' warns the reader that overuse of this Trope brings {{Narm}} - however, [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie]] [[TheVirginQueen Queen Elizabeth]] with her {{Flaming|Sword}} {{Katana|sAreJustBetter}} and her [[CoolCar Lamborghini]] is very much SoBadItsGood.