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7	Some {{crossover}}s start a storyline in one piece of media and finish it in another. Others bring existing characters to the same place. A crossover alternate universe is where a universe is created solely for the purpose of bringing together characters for whom the above two options aren't available.
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9	This usually happens for one of the following three reasons:
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11	1. A {{fake crossover}} is needed. The writers can't simply transport all the characters to an existing universe due to plot necessities or copyright reasons.
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13	2. The original work is not ongoing. It would be impossible to have the characters pop up in existing stories. This is common in {{Fairy Tale Free For All}}s and other works involving public domain characters.
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15	3. The writers need to give the characters backstories different from what they are in their original stories.
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17	Usually (but not always), the universe isn't used again after the crossover finishes. Subtrope of {{Alternate Universe}}. See also AdaptationAmalgamation.
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20	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
24	* The ''Manga/CrossEpoch'' manga takes place in a world where the ''Franchise/OnePiece'' and ''Franchise/DragonBall'' universes merge together.
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27	[[folder:Comic Books]]
28	* The ''ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse'' is an universe where DC and Marvel's heroes and villains are fused together.
29	* The universe where "ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan", "ComicBook/SupermanAndSpiderMan", "Batman Vs. Hulk", "Batman Vs. The Punisher"... and similar crossovers are set was called Crossover Earth by DC in ''The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Indexes'' and Earth-7642 by Marvel Comics in the ''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe''.
30	* At first every Marvel and DC comic book was its own story with its own universe, each being an anthology series. Neither company had originally planned to create a SharedUniverse. Then the stories started colliding, creating superhero teams such as the ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague'' and ''ComicBook/TheAvengers''.
31	* In the commentary for the collectors' edition of ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'', which ''doesn't'' use this trope, the universe where all the non-dimension-hopping-involving crossovers was set was called "[[MoneyDearBoy Earth-$]]".
32	* ''ComicBook/KillShakespeare'' takes place in a universe in which the characters' experiences differ from all of their backstories in the original works.
33	* ''ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' takes this route. While the ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' side of the crossover appears to use the SettingUpdate and status quo of the early [[ComicBook/MightyMorphinPowerRangersBoomStudios Boom! Studios comic]], the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' side clearly takes most of its elements from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 cartoon]], a dash of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003]] and very little from the concurrent [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW comic]].
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36	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
37	* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. The universe is separate from any existing continuity (it was created for the movie) and doesn't initially appear to be a crossover, but that changes about 40 minutes into the film when the other Spider-Men are brought in from other universes.
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40	[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
41	* Though originally intended to be canon, later installments of the ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' franchise ignore the two ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' movies. Creator/RidleyScott deliberately contradicted them when writing the backstory to ''Film/{{Alien}}'' prequel, ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''. WordOfGod say that ''Film/{{Predators}}'' ignores every previous movie in the franchise bar [[Film/{{Predator}} the original]].
42	* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' is set in a universe where Creator/{{Disney}}, Creator/WarnerBros and other cartoon characters are AnimatedActors who star in filmed cartoons, coexisting with each other and live-action humans.
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45	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
46	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
47	** The main characters of non-canon spin-off ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger'', who are ''Super Sentai'' fans, can conjure a delusional dimension where every ''Super Sentai'' team exists.
48	** ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'', which does away with the long-standing SharedUniverse concept to give each Sentai their own universe, strongly hints that the world of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', which was rooted in the SharedUniverse more than any other, is one of these; a recurring depiction of all the ''Super Sentai'' universes in ''Zenkaiger'' has them being represented by team images (as pictured above), the Gokaigers' showing them standing in front of all their predecessors. This indicates that the ''Gokaiger'' world has its own versions of the first 34 Super Sentai, justifiable since ''Gokaiger'' itself hinges on their existence (one of the Gokaigers' key powers is the ability to assume the forms of previous Super Sentai). This was later expanded to include post-''Gokaiger'' Sentai, with the 10th anniversary ReunionShow ''Film/KaizokuSentaiTenGokaiger'' affirming the existence of the 9 Sentai succeeding the Gokaigers.
49	*** The final episodes of the show also mention a "Super Sentai World" where ALL the shows take place that is distinctively different from the ''Gokaiger'' world. It's also mentioned in side material that even though every team has a world where they were the major team in it, it doesn't necessarily mean other Sentai teams didn't also happen in the backstory, ranging from ''Kiramager'' having ''Gekiranger'' to ''Zyuohger'' having ''Gokaiger'' and thus all the other teams as well. The sequel, ''[[Series/AvataroSentaiDonbrothers Donbrothers]]'', also throws in the idea of other universes having alternate versions of previous ''Sentai'' characters, with Zenkaiser Black, an AU of ''Zenkaiger'''s main character Kaito with a distinctly different personality, as a supporting character.
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52	[[folder:Video Games]]
53	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', the CrisisCrossover for the ''Franchise/{{Fate\|Series}}'' series, takes place in its own timeline separate from other works. Played with in that the franchise is known for having {{Alternate Universe}}s being a known fact in-universe, and that the characters from the other ''Fate'' works are explicitly pulled from there with the special SummoningRitual unique to ''Grand Order'''s world or via special crossovers.
54	* The "Capcom Universe" in which [[MergedReality every Capcom series exists in the same setting]], separated only by time and space. It was officially created for ''Capcom Fighting Jam'' and is the setting used for all Videogame/CapcomVs games following it...although plot developments suggest there are in fact multiples of this "Capcom universe" or that NegativeContinuity is in affect.
55	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series take place in a separate Marvel universe called Earth-30847.
56	* ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' takes place in one of the DC lore's many unaccounted for alternate universes. In the first game, various versions of DC characters travel into this world to battle their counterparts. In the second, DLC opens the door to many guest characters from outside DC, all having the excuse of being brought in from other realities as well.
57	* The ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' games take place in a crossover world inhabited by OriginalGeneration characters that has a red-hot go at being a crossover of crossovers between Creator/{{Capcom}}, Creator/{{Namco}}, and Creator/{{Sega}}. If disparate characters have ever shared a spotlight before (i.e. ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken, VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom''), expect them to recognize each other here. However, ''PXZ'' and its sequel are explicitly a PostScriptSeason to each and every one of its sources to avoid plot conflicts, while several plot threads in both games are a direct continuation of the events of ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' (and, to a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'').
58	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', particularly the story modes in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'', establish a universe where all the Nintendo characters (plus [[VideoGame/MetalGear Snake]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} the Belmonts]], [[GuestFighter etc.]]) co-exist in the same universe. Even more extreme in ''Ultimate'', where ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' and ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' characters are drawn from different points in their own continuities' timeline. [[note]]''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'' Link, ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'' Toon Link, ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'' Young Link, ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' Ganondorf and Sheik, and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Link Between Worlds]]'' Zelda; Richter and Simon are both the same age; and Marth co-existing with his descendants Lucina and Chrom[[/note]] While it was hinted before, in one of ''Ultimate''[='s=] pre-release streams, [[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Sakurai]] [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that the characters in the ''Smash Bros.'' games are toys in the realm of imagination.
59	* According to Eiji Aonuma, ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' takes place in an separate dimension from the canonical games of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', and thus does not fall within any of the three timelines revealed in ''Literature/HyruleHistoria''. There's a Link, Zelda, Impa, and Ganondorf in this dimension (given the LegacyCharacter nature of those four), but all other returning ''Zelda'' characters (such as [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Darunia]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Fi]]) are pulled from portals into other timelines in order to make this crossover possible.
60	* ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' crossover games:
61	** ''VideoGame/JStarsVictoryVs'' is a crossover of several ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' series that takes place in a world called "Jump World".
62	** ''VideoGame/JumpForce'' is the same way, taking place where all ''Jump'' universes collide.
63	* ''VideoGame/RakenzarnTales'' makes its own world called Rakenzarn into order to bring together bunches of existing characters from varying series.
64	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' takes place in a universe where Creator/{{Disney}} and Creator/SquareEnix universes collide. Specifically, the implication is that nearly every entry of the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon, most Creator/{{Pixar}} films, films and features falling outside of either category (ex. ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'', ''WesternAnimation/MickeyDonaldGoofyTheThreeMusketeers''), and even live-action movies like ''Film/{{TRON}}'' and ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' [[MegaCrossover are connected on the Disney side]]. Square's side of the crossover is currently more limited, mainly consisting of AU versions of various ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' characters (with the possible exception of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', hinted to be a younger version pulled from a point in time prior to ''FFX''). Additionally, the cast of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' play a supporting role in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]'' and elements from ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'' made their way into the Gummi Ship segments of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' (including two enemies appearing as {{Optional Boss}}es).
65	* The ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' games are basically this as the settings of each game are tailor-made to accommodate all the series in any given game's roster. This is especially highlighted with how the games utilize [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Gundam]] shows from the Universal Century timeline, as they tend to feature characters from shows that are canonically set years, or even ''decades'', apart from one another. For example, in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGC'', [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Kamille]] and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Judau]] can be seen fighting alongside [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam One-Year War-era Amuro]], and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 1]]'' features a take on [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam the Gryps Conflict]] featuring characters ranging from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket War in the Pocket]]'' (which canonically took place near the end of the One-Year War) to ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]'' (which takes place over ''70 years'' after the One-Year War).
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68	[[folder:Web Animation]]
69	* It appears that in ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'', the universes of ''every'' video game in existence co-exist with each other. While for the most part, the characters featured in the series stick to the roles they have in their respective games, there are numerous other characters who have grown out of their original roles. For starters, the eponymous [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] is now living in an apartment and has to resort to finding jobs to make ends meet. Additionally, Knuckles is the owner of a VideoGame/BurgerTime restaurant, Eggman is less evil, and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] is now a mob boss.
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72	[[folder:Web Videos]]
73	* This [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdPXC4UCSSwHojxa1avDzmvLN9_lwqDPr series of videos]] show what if [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse DC]] and [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel]] share the same cinematic universe.
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