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1Sometimes a work is simply just a work: a video game, a novel, a television series, etc. with a single continuity to worry about. This makes creating {{Fanfic}}s pretty easy, since there's only one canon you're working from. Then you have your works that are franchises, and so have multiple continuities spread out across different mediums. Still, this isn't much of a problem: just choose what continuity you want to base your fanfic on, and then you're off. But what if you want to create a story in one continuity, but find yourself attracted to character interpretations and elements that are only present in another? You stitch them together, of course! A '''Patchwork Fic''' is the term for fanfics in which the author combines multiple elements from different adaptations of the same franchise.
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3Other ways in which Patchwork Fic can come about include not having seen a certain version of the character (e.g., being more familiar with the television/film version of a character rather than the original book/comic version), a deliberate desire to combat particular instances of CharacterDerailment, or because the author really just has a [[SingleIssueWonk particular dislike]] for a character but feels that using a different version is more magnanimous than [[AdaptedOut not at all]]. Maybe one odd version of the character ended up being more interesting than every other, especially an AscendedExtra. And in some cases, the writer just doesn't ''realize'' that the character is different in this version.
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5Occasionally, a particularly creative writer will adapt an otherwise unseen character ''into'' the universe he's using with what he thinks is the appropriate "mood", making it a [[OCStandIn quasi]]-OriginalCharacter. For example, a large amount of Creator/DCComics fan art toys with the idea of how characters not adapted into the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse might look and behave if they ''were''; the better examples of SailorEarth fall in line with this as well.
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7But sometimes it's because someone becomes so saturated in the fandom that the adaptations blend together. It was even commonplace to mention in the Author's Notes if you were using an unexpected version of characters, just so [[FanDumb purists]] wouldn't complain that you were mangling characterizations.
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9If a writer is lucky, AdaptationDecay will provide some quirks to convey one version of the character to the audience quickly. Ideally, though, this results in un-official AdaptationDistillation.
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11A subtrope of AcceptableBreaksFromCanon. See RetCanon, LostInImitation, and CanonImmigrant for when this happens in canonical and official works. Sometimes overlaps with CompositeCharacter.
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13Not related to PatchworkKids, which is when a child's personality and appearance are essentially just a mashup of their parents' own; or to PatchworkStory, which is when a number of short works in the same continuity are edited in order for them to fit together and form a single long work.
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21* ''[[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 ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' and its late-1990s [[ContinuityReboot reboot]], ''Bubblegum Crisis: Megatokyo 2040''.
22* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' fanfiction often [[TheStationsOfTheCanon follows the anime events]] but incorporates backstory elements from the manga, particularly in the case of Kaji and Asuka. [[CanonForeigner Mana Kirishima]] from the video game ''Girlfriend of Steel'' also has a tendency to pop up.
23** Similarly, after ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'', Mari Illustrious Makinami has occasionally appeared in non-''Rebuild'' fanfics.
24*** ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'': This story is based on the original series but Mari Makinami from the Rebuild films is a recurring character.
25*** ''Fanfic/LastChildOfKrypton'': Although this fanfic uses the original series continuity, it introduces Mari Makinami from the Reduild films and uses Rebuild Zeruel instead of the original version. Likewise, the ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' elements are taken from many different sources (comics, cartoons, films...)
26*** ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': Similarly, the Superman aspects of the fic are taken from many different sources, including the comics, the DCAU, and the various live-action films.
27** ''Fanfic/GoingAnotherWay'' mainly takes after the original series, but is not shy about using things from the manga, Rebuild, and the games. These things include Kaji's backstory from the manga, the Angels having several traits from Rebuild and Mana Kirishima and Mayumi Yamagishi being important characters.
28* ''FanFic/{{Unfamiliar}}'', a ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero''/''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' crossover fic, has the former's aspects based mainly on the light novels, but includes anime-exclusive elements such as Count Mott.
29* Then there are ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' fics that mix and match its various continuities[[note]]They've only got what, four or five continuities to start with.[[/note]]. 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 and ''Tenchi Universe''.
30** The ''Daughter of Darkness'' (''Manatsu no Eve'') movie is an example of an official work effectively doing this. Technically, it takes place in the continuity of the ''Tenchi'' novels written by Naoko Hasegawa[[note]]which are set in a timeline that splits off from the OVA after the seventh episode -- mostly because those episodes hadn't come out yet when she started writing them,[[/note]] where Kiyone [[CanonImmigrant immigrated from originally]], and which heavily influenced ''Tenchi Universe''. For viewers who never heard of Hasegawa's novels, all that's apparent is that it uses the OAV version of Tenchi's house, but also has Kiyone already living there, and has no connection to any other version of the canon; in other words, more or less the "OVA +" setting described above.
31** ''[[FanFic/SupermanTenchiTheInhumanCondition Superman/Tenchi: The Inhuman Condition]]'', a crossover fic with ComicBook/{{Superman}}, specifically warned readers that it was a Patchwork Fic. Since characters from both franchises have multiple versions around, the author declared that he'd cherry-pick other elements to add onto his primary choices of canon. 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.
32* ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'':
33** ''Fanfic/BestKeptSecret'' isn't set in either the 2003 ''Fulllmetal Alchemist'' anime's canon or manga/''Brotherhood'' canon. Instead, it's set in a mish-mash of both.
34** In ''Fanfic/DesertGold'', Truth from the manga canon is mentioned but it's also mentioned that Ed and Al are Amestrian like in the 2003 anime's canon.
35* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
36** ''Fanfic/CeladonsNewBlossom'' takes some world-building elements from the ''Pocket Monsters: The Animation'' books, as well as ''Pokémon'' game canon, such as Ash being an adult at ten.
37** ''Fanfic/{{Essence}}'' mixes in game elements into anime canon.
38** ''Fanfic/{{Everything Changes|MilkywayScribbles}}'' takes influence from the anime and ''Pocket Monsters: The Animation''. Ash's DisappearedDad is a terrible trainer and Delia works at her parent's restaurant.
39** ''Fanfic/MyLittlePumpkin'' takes influence from ''Pocket Monsters: The Animation'', with Delia working at a restaurant, having had Ash as a teenager, and her husband being on a journey. It also features Gary's sister from ''The Electric Tale of Pikachu''.
40** ''Webcomic/RebuildOfPocketMonstersTheAnimation'' adds elements from the games, such as Ash wearing Red's clothes and a cut female playable character being a major character. It also has elements of ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'', such as the name of Gary's sister, and ''Literature/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'', such as the Age of Majority being 10.
41** One of the ultimate examples is ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines''. Despite being centered mostly in the anime, the main story has taken elements from the videogames and mangas such as ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. Furthermore, it's grown into an ExpandedUniverse with several different authors adding sidestories to it, and many have used elements from more obscure sources such as ''Literature/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'', ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'', and more recent ones such as ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''.
42** ''Fanfic/{{Severance|Pokemon}}'' is anime based but takes influence from ''Pokémon Live''. The plot revolves around Delia being a former Team Rocket member and Giovanni being Ash's father.
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46* The ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'' version of ComicBook/TheQuestion (a relatively obscure character made popular by the show) often crops up in unexpected places. He was actually influenced by (and was nearly a CaptainErsatz for) Rorschach of ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' who in turn was the same for the early version of the Question. The main difference is that he does ''not'' have an [[KnightTemplar insanely strict moral code]].
47* ''Fanfic/JusticeSocietyOfJapan'''s backstory incorporates elements from both the pre and post-Flashpoint versions of the DCU, typically keeping much the DCU's continuity (such as the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, which doesn't exist in the current continuity) but also accounting for the current versions of some characters. Also, astute readers might notice that [[spoiler:[[OriginalCharacter Hope]] is a Manga/FullmetalAlchemist-style Homunculus who has severely-weakened versions of the powers of seven other homunculi, including the manga version of Pride and the 2003 anime version of Sloth.]]
48* ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' is a [[Franchise/TheSmurfs Smurfs]] fanfic series that combines elements, characters, and even stories from the [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981 1980s cartoon show]], the [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs2021 2021 CGI cartoon show]], the [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs comic books]], [[Film/TheSmurfs Sony Pictures' live-action film series]], ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'', ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'', and [[MerchandiseDriven the PVC toy character line]] into one universe, mostly based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show interpretation. The one key component retained from the 1980s cartoon show is that Greedy is still the village chef, so an {{Expy}} of his comic-book version, Nabby, was created to take his place.
49* ''Fanfic/HeroTheGuardianSmurf'' is another Smurfs fanfic series that combines elements, characters, and stories from the comic books, the 1980s cartoon show, the live-action film series, and ''The Lost Village'' into a single universe that is mostly modeled after the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show interpretation, although certain events like "The Purple Smurfs" adaptation take place after most of the Smurfs settle down and marry their OppositeSexClone counterparts.
50* ''Fanfic/Earth27'' is a cross between the pre-Flashpoint [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Comicverse]], the ComicBook/New52, the Series/{{Arrowverse}}, Creator/{{WildStorm}}, the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', the [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries Arkhamverse]], Creator/MilestoneComics, the ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} timeline, ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}, ComicBook/VForVendetta and even Creator/StanLee[='=]s ''ComicBook/JustImagineStanLeeCreatingTheDCUniverse''. Not just that but it also brings Franchise/ScoobyDoo, WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanet, Series/{{Supernatural}} and Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles into the mix, with the former three being franchises owned by Warner Bros. and the latter made crossovers with ComicBook/{{Batman}} in media.
51* The DC portions of the crossover fic ''Fanfic/HuntersOfJustice'' blends in aspects of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse[[note]]like the origin of the Justice League (barring swapping out Wally West for Barry Allen), the team being {{Consummate Professional}}s, Hawkgirl as a former mole for Thanagar, the Justice Lords[[/note]], the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse[[note]]Superman's final moments after the first fight with Doomsday, [[spoiler:Doomsday's origins as a weapon from Apokolips to take out Superman]][[/note]], the ComicBook/New52[[note]]like Wonder Woman being the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus instead of a {{golem}}[[/note]], the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse[[note]]in addition to the use of her New 52 origin, Wonder Woman first fighting in World War I; [[spoiler:Superman's resurrection being at the hands of Batman and Wonder Woman to help fend off an invasion from Apokolips]]; Krypton being destroyed due to overmining; similar events to ''Film/Shazam2019''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''[[note]]including the team operating out of Jump City, the line-up (barring the addition of Donna Troy and Miss Martian), many of the Titans' personality quirks, some of the villains like Mumbo and Control Freak, Jinx having made a HeelFaceTurn[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood''[[note]]the circumstances of how Jason Todd came back to life[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''[[note]]Beast Boy's origin, Batman having a more fatherly attitude, and the League's close association with the teams of younger heroes, Halo's body being of Middle-Eastern desecent[[/note]], ''Series/{{Gotham}}''[[note]]the Riddler's backstory of being a former forensics tech for the GCPD[[/note]], the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''[[note]]the Penguin's personality and his aides from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', Tracey Buxton and Candy, the events of the Killer Croc DLC sidequest from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019''[[note]]Clayface's personality and King Shark's tech skills[[/note]], and ''ComicBook/{{Fables}}''[[note]]the Big Bad Wolf having done a HeelFaceTurn into Bigby Wolf, elements of the Evil Queen being fused with Queen of Fables[[/note]]. Similar events to ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' and ''ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' also happened and like ''Series/TheFlash1990'', the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'', and the DCEU, Barry is depicted with brown hair instead of blond.
52* The Marvel portions of ''Fanfic/RemnantsMightiestHeroes'', a RecursiveFanfiction based on ''Hunters of Justice'', likewise blends in aspects of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse[[note]]The first steps of the Avengers being fending off an invasion by Loki and the Chitauri working together (including Black Widow and Hawkeye instead of Ant-Man and Wasp); Tony having an AI named J.A.R.V.I.S., instead of a human butler named Edwin Jarvis; Redwing as a drone instead of a real bird; the events of ''Film/BlackPanther2018'' happening[[/note]], the classic comics[[note]]The Hulk's origin involving a gamma bomb, Loki operating on his own instead of as an aide for Thanos, how ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' went down[[/note]], ComicBook/UltimateMarvel[[note]]the Chitauri being shapeshifters with a history of involvement in World War II and, like Loki, a lack of ties to Thanos[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''[[note]]Loki causing a massive breakout from four prisons (albeit more directly as the result of working with the Chitauri), the Avengers formally forming after fighting Graviton when he escapes during said breakouts, Graviton's origin involving S.H.I.E.L.D.[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''[[note]]Horizon as a high school instead of a lab, Peter going to school with Miles Morales, Anya Corazon, and ComicBook/SpiderGwen[[/note]], ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4''[[note]]the origin and backstory of Mr. Negative[[/note]], ''Franchise/MarvelRising''[[note]]the depiction of Daisy Johnson and the Secret Warriors[[/note]], ''Series/TheGifted2017''[[note]]The X-Men are no longer active[[/note]], and ''Film/Venom2018''[[note]]Eddie Brock being a brunet[[/note]].
53* ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSpiderWoman Ultimate Spider-Woman: Change With The Light]]'' combines elements of both the canonical ComicBook/SpiderMan and ComicBook/SpiderWoman comic series. Since protagonist ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson doesn't have a RoguesGallery in the comics, the author assembled one for her from the galleries of everyone from ComicBook/CaptainAmerica to ComicBook/IronMan.
54** ''Ultimate Spider-Woman'''s companion series ''[[Fanfic/UltimateSleepwalker Ultimate Sleepwalker: The New Dreams]]'' heavily expands Sleepwalker's original RoguesGallery from the comics, borrowing villains from everyone from ComicBook/SpiderMan to the ComicBook/XMen.
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58* ''FanFic/HopeSpringsEternal'' is the myth of Hades and Persephone spliced into the Disney version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. In it, Hades escapes the river of the dead that Hercules threw him into and deals with fixing the Underworld while falling in love with her. It even counteracts some of the movie's use of EverybodyHatesHades; he realizes that scheming against Zeus has never got him anywhere and he starts focusing on running the Underworld right.
59* ''Fanfic/FairestAfterandalasia'' is a Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'' fanfic that uses the fairy-tale's original Grimm ending.
60* ''Fanfic/BentOrBrokenItsTheFamilyTree'' mixes the Disney film with the original novel version of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. More specifically, it's film-based but Esmeralda married Pierre at sixteen, like in the novel.
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64* ''Film/{{Prometheus}}'' and ''Film/AlienCovenant'' ignore the ''Film/AlienVsPredator'' timeline. That hasn't stopped some fans from trying to [[https://www.cracked.com/blog/how-to-fix-giant-plot-hole-plaguing-new-alien-movie/ merge]] the timelines.
65* The Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'' adapts several aspects of other ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' continuities' lore into the mythos and worldbuilding expansion. Most prominently, Toho kaiju that don't exist in the [=MonsterVerse=] as of yet, including [[Film/GodzillaFinalWars Monster X]] and [[Film/{{Atragon}} Manda]], feature prominently, [[spoiler:as do Keizer Ghidorah and [[Film/GodzillaAgainstMechagodzilla Kiryu]] eventually]]. [[Film/GodzillaVsBiollante The corporation Bio-Major]] is also recurrently mentioned, [[spoiler:and in the post-story timeline, they play a significant part in the creation of human-derived artificial monsters like in their source movie]].
66* It's not unheard of to import aspects of ''VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh'' into ''Film/TronLegacy'' fanfiction, usually in the form of making a reference to Jet or [=Ma3a=]. The most prominent example of this is [=Sakura123's=] [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6915218/1/Subroutine ''Subroutine'']] which does a hell of a canon weld, starting with [=Ma3a=] as "progenitor" of the Isos and depicting Sam Flynn and Jet Bradley as estranged HeterosexualLifePartners.
67* In ''FanFic/SayItThrice'' (a WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom / Film/{{Beetlejuice}} {{Crossover}}), the writer describes the "Beetlejuice" part as 99% [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the film]] and 1% [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} the cartoon]] (namely Lydia's age, the existence of the red poncho, and a little of the characterization of Lydia and Betelgeuse).
68* The webcomic ''Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes'' is a blending of both the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]] and the [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} cartoon]] versions of ''Beetlejuice''. It's largely a continuation of the film (following a two-year TimeSkip), but brings in several elements and characters from the cartoon.
69* The ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/HalloweenSinsOfAFather'' and its sequel ''Aftermath'' combined the two different original timelines before the Music/RobZombie remakes (''Film/Halloween2018'' had not yet been released), incorporating elements from ''Halloweens 4-6'' (Jamie Lloyd, Steven Lloyd, the Cult of Thorn) and the ''H20'' timeline ([[Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater John Tate]], [[spoiler:Laurie Strode's death]] in ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'') and making Jamie and John twins rather than Laurie having a single child in each continuity.
70* While the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fic ''Fanfic/ImperiumOfVader'' is primarily set in ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' continuity, it also takes elements from [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse the Disney canon]], such as the Inquisitorius, the Contingency, or Vader's pseudo-friendship with Tarkin.
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74* One chapter of ''Fanfic/AllAssortedAnimorphsAUs'' has this happen InUniverse, with one Animorph from each continuity being transported to the "prime timeline" a la ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. All except Tobias are from alternate universes seen in the books (#11, #41, Megamorphs #3, Megamorphs #4). Tobias is from [[Series/{{Animorphs}} the live-action TV show]].
75* ''Fanfic/EntrancingWendy'' is predominantly based on the 1911 ''Literature/PeterPan'' book but features the Hook (and possibly Wendy) from the [[Film/PeterPan 2003 film]].
76* ''Fanfic/HearMeRoar'' is a crossover between ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' but mixes elements from their [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings live-action]] [[Series/GameOfThrones adaptations]]. Such as when Jaime Lannister [[ActorAllusion mistakes Boromir for Eddard Stark]] when they first meet.
77* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/MyFathersSon'': In general, this story is more closely associated with the books with way more minor houses than in the show and also uses Asha for Theon's sister. However, there's also the show's family tree for the Targaryan line (no Jaeharys II), and a few incorporated elements from The Game of Thrones video game with house Forrester introduced.
78* Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium fics:
79** ''Literature/TheHobbit'' LogFic ''The Quest'', a retelling of the quest for Erebor told through Tumblr {{Character Blog}}s for [[https://quiterespectablyyours.tumblr.com/ Bilbo]] and [[https://exileddurin.tumblr.com/ Thorin]], is a mishmash of both book and film canon: the blog mostly follows the book's timeline with the characters staying in Rivendell and being locked in Mirkwood's dungeons for much longer than they do in the films and the plot having Bolg instead of Azog as the BigBad, but the characterizations are almost entirely taken from the films' and some events are depicted closer to the films' portrayal than the book's like Bilbo helping stall for time with the trolls instead of Gandalf having to do all the work himself.
80** ''VideoGame/AgeOfTheRing'' mixes aspects of the books of Literature/TolkiensLegendarium with Creator/PeterJackson's [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings film adaptations]], with AdaptedOut characters from the books like Beregond and Glorfindel happily coexisting with CanonForeigner characters from the films like Tauriel and Lurtz, but uses aesthetics and designs based on the films. The overall effect comes across as it being all the characters and elements the films never got around to covering. Some factions also go for a noticeably TruerToTheText route, such as Misty Mountains being led by Bolg instead of Azog. Other than that, a few aspects are based on other video games (nearly every character from ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheThirdAge'' shows up in some form or another), the tactics game by Creator/GamesWorkshop, or the old ''Tabletop/MiddleEarthRolePlaying'' game.
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84* ''Fanfic/{{Development}}'':
85** Most of the Addams Family lore used comes from [[Film/TheAddamsFamily the first and second live-action movies]]. Wednesday's paternal grandfather was torn apart by wild horses, Granny is Morticia's mother and mention goes to Fester (who's Gomez's brother) having sent time in the Bermuda Triangle. Pubert - a character exclusive to ''Addams Family Values'' - is Lydia's art student, meeting Wednesday at a parent-teacher conference, and the film's BigBad Debbie is buried in their family cemetery. There are also hints that [[WesternAnimation/TheAddamsFamily2019 the 2019 animated film]] also occurred, with mention of Fester having opened up a partnership with Margeaux and Wednesday introducing Lydia to her school-friend Parker years later, the town of Assimilation just beyond the Addams Family property.
86** Most of the ''Beetlejuice'' content borrows from [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} the animated series]] - Beetlejuice being a CreepyGood AntiHero and Lydia's friend, the two of them going on wacky adventures in the Neitherworld, the nature of his powers, mention of Claire Brewster and [[TheCameo a cameo]] from Prince Vince - there is mention of people who commit suicide working in the CelestialBureaucracy and mention of Delia being her stepmother instead of her real mother, both references to the [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} film]].
87* ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8532906/1/iFightCrimeWithVictorious iFightCrimeWithVictorious]]'' has references and later an appearance by [[spoiler: Megan Parker, one of two characters played by Miranda Cosgrove.]] It also features Shelby Marx and Tori Vega, both played by Victoria Justice.
88** Likewise, their ''FanFic/UndocumentedFeatures'' has done this on several occasions, most recently with animated and classic versions of the ComicBook/XMen (and some of their foes) (justifying them as originating in two different universes), and ''three'' versions of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 two]] [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 series]] are treated as different generations; the third source is the original 1970s novelization which had details eliminated from the final shooting script).
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92* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': ''Fanfic/GymLeaderWiki'' is mainly based on the games but it takes elements from the anime, such as Brock's background and trainers frequently going on journeys at 10.
93* ''Fanfic/{{Renegade}}'' is largely based on crossing the first ''Franchise/MassEffect'' with the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberium'' titles, but includes elements from ''[=ME2=]'' such as [[spoiler: Nod substituting for Cerberus.]]
94* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
95** Notably ''FanFic/InescapablePast'' takes elements from most of the games up to ''Shadow the Hedgehog'', both comic series, and three of the TV shows, and fuses them into a single continuity.
96** ''Blog/AlwaysHavingJuice'' takes elements from ''absolutely every single piece of official Sonic media ever'', then creates a delicious cake out of it. All while redesigning the characters and throwing in a couple of references to [[VideoGame/YumeNikki other video games]] as well.
97** ''FanFic/PrisonIslandBreak''. Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog is a wide franchise with a lot of adaptations. And this fanfic endeavors to use characters from as many as possible.
98** [[MindScrew Mind-bending]] dark fic ''Sonic Sketchy'' utilizes characters and elements from all of the major continuities at the time of its publication (sometime before the release of Sonic Advance 2); all of them, including Sonic himself, are reinterpreted in various ways (for example, Sara of the OVA is Rouge's daughter).
99** ''Fanfic/SonicAndDonna'' takes some elements from Archie Comics' ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', such as the names of Sonic's parents.
100** Chapter 1 of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3344822/1/The-Furrysitters-Club The Furrysitters' Club]]'' puts the games' main cast, plus the scrapped [[VideoGame/SonicXtreme Tiara Boobowski]], into the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog28Bit Crystal Egg Zone]], and has [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Scratch and Grounder]] at Eggman's command.
101** ''VideoGame/SonicExeSpiritsOfHell'' takes place primarily in the Genesis-era video games, but Amy assumes her modern look, Cream is also a main character despite debuting canonically much later on, as is [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Sally Acorn]], and [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Scratch and Grounder]] also make a cameo.
102* ''[[FanFic/KirbyOfTheStarsTheAfterStory Kirby of the Stars: The After Story]]'' sets the events from the [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kirby games]] inside the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa anime's]] continuity, specifically after the anime's events, so plenty of anime and game elements are mixed together.
103* ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'' takes place in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' universe, but Ember, a Classic ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'' series character, is a main character and Red, the BigBad 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 {{demoniz|ation}}ed, or force Cynder to become a {{Derailing Love Interest|s}}. The author's specific intention was to keep her true to her original character while making her more likable and complex.
104* ''FanFic/MegaManReawakened'' has characters and concepts from many different Mega Man series appear to form a unique universe.
105* In ''Fanfic/FallenKingdom'', every ''Mario'' game and series is treated as canon to the story, and several aspects of other media, like the [=DiC=] cartoons, are referenced as well.
106* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
107** ''Fanfic/{{Divorced}}'' is ''Ocarina of Time''-based with some ''Twilight Princess'' elements sprinkled about.
108** Characters from different games, including ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''The Wind Waker'', co-exist together in ''Fanfic/HyruleCastleHigh''.
109** ''Fanfic/LetTheWorldSmile'' mixes together various ''Zelda'' games into its narrative and composites the characters, so they're not based on one specific incarnation.
110** In ''Fanfic/TheirBond'', different characters from different ''Zelda'' eras are mixed together. The fic takes from ''Ocarina of Time'', ''The Wind Waker'', and ''Twilight Princess''. For example, Zelda and Link are {{composite character}}s of their ''Ocarina of Time'' and ''Twilight Princess'' incarnations, while Navi from ''Ocarina of Time'' and Midna from ''Twilight Princess'' are a couple.
111* ''Fanfic/YokaiWatchRe'' is game-based with some anime elements sprinkled about, as well as the usage of the FictionalCurrency from ''Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble''.
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115* Based on ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'': ''WebComic/LessBittersweet'' does a variant not involving different adaptations. Its story is somehow a sequel to both the original game and the side stories from the UpdatedRerelease, even though the side stories are in an AlternateContinuity to the main game (sort of, it's complicated). The author immediately pointed out how this was odd when it first came up, hinting that there was an explanation but that it would be revealed later.
116* ''[[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Type Moon]]'' productions (which ''resemble'' fanfic) such as ''Visualnovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' have [[MultipleEndings various]] selectable arcs that act as AlternateContinuity versions of each other. Different characters survive and thrive in the end.
117** 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 seem to exist in some continuity where a majority of the characters don't die and have some variant of their happy ending.
118** In ''Fate/ stay night'', in the Heaven's Feel route, you end up with Rider as an ally and Saber as an enemy. The other two arcs have this the other way around. This does not stop fan comics and fics from having ''both'' as Shirou's TrueCompanions at the same time. 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 ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' 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...]]
119** A good majority of Type-Moon BatFamilyCrossover fanfics depict ''Tsukihime'' and ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' as happening in the same universe. Canon however has shown them to be [[AlternateUniverse separate universes to each other]]. [[JustifiedTrope In fairness]], it's very likely that some version of the ''Garden of Sinners'' characters exist in the ''Tsukihime'' universe and vice versa (with the notable exception of Arcueid -- WordOfGod has stated that the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent True Ancestors]] don't exist in ''Garden''). Moreover [[FanWank since there are canonically an infinite possible number of realities in the Nasuverse where anything can happen, it is possible for a reality where the events of both canons happened to exist.]]
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123* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': The final arc of the story combines elements of the "Twilight's Kingdom" two-parter finale of season 4 [[spoiler:(unlocking the Chest of Harmony and gaining first Rainbow Power, then Twilight's new castle)]]; the "Shadow Play" two-parter finale of season 7 [[spoiler:(the story involves freeing the Pillars of Equestria and defeating the Pony of Shadows)]] and the "Siege of the Crystal Empire" arc from the comics [[spoiler:(the Pony of Shadows is one of the Umbrum Forces, and goes to the Crystal Empire to free the rest of his people so he can use them to take over the world).]]
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125* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfHarmonyAndTheSaviorOfWorlds'' is a fusion of the original 80s ''MLP'' series and the ''FIM'' series of the 2010s (the 80s series took place in Equestria's distant past, with Megan now a semi-divine figure in Equestrian history). Not only that, but it also brings in nearly all the other series based on Creator/{{Hasbro}} toys in the 80s from Sunbow and [[Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises Marvel Productions]] as the ''Hasbroverse''- ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'', plus some that weren't or aren't Hasbro's to begin with, including ''Series/DoctorWho'' (using Doctor Whooves and his family with Ditzy), the ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'' cartoon (it was produced by Marvel solo for Creator/{{CBS}}, and currently rests with Disney; ''D&D'' only became a Hasbro property when they acquired Wizards of the Coast in 2000), and ''WesternAnimation/{{MASK}}'' (originally a Kenner property, it was "adopted" by the ''G.I. Joe'' line in 2008, after Hasbro bought Kenner in 1991).
126** Additionally, elements from other versions of these properties are used in both characterization and worldbuilding, such as the ''GI Joe'' characters being closer to their [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel Marvel Comics]] portrayals, the Cybertronians taking stuff from both their [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMArvel Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW IDW]] continuities, etc.
127* In “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14114693/1/Gargoyles-and-Turtles-Unsung-Defenders Gargoyles and Turtles: Unsung Defenders]]”, while the characters of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' are the same as in canon, the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles are basically a blend of features from the various existing adaptations. While the Turtles’ core history is basically based on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 series]], changes include Shredder [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 working with a member of the Kraang race from the beginning]], as well as that Kraang being Ch’rell (who in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 series]] was Shredder himself).
128* ''Fanfic/InvaderZimABadThingNeverEnds'': While primarily a continuation of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZimEnterTheFlorpus'', the story also takes many plot elements from the ''ComicBook/InvaderZimOni'' comic series, which is generally accepted to be in a different continuity from the movie.
129* ''Fanfic/ASongOfGrumblingAndCottonCandy'' takes place in the ''Jem'' cartoon continuity but takes some elements from the ''Jem and the Holograms'' comic reboot, such as Clash having Blaze as her girlfriend, Kimber and Stormer being a couple, and Pizzazz being Jewish (which is implied but never confirmed in the cartoon).
130* ''Fanfic/NewTamaran'' acts as a sixth season to ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', but it (and its sequel and side-stories) includes numerous DC characters that never made it to the show. The most notable of these are pre-[[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]] versions of Supergirl and Wonder Girl, Barbara Gordon as Oracle, an elderly Steve Trevor, a Lex Luthor mashed from his [[Film/SupermanTheMovie film]] and [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse cartoon]] versions, and a fairly original take on the Scarecrow. Not to mention the Spectre and Red/Violet Lantern Corps playing key roles.
131** The final chapter (and that of the sequel ''Justice Returns'') introduces a future that includes characters from ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', Earth-2, and [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Galatea]].
132* ''Fanfic/TheSecretBiographyOfDonaldDuck'' takes place during an alternate version of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' season three, wherein the kids spend the downtime between episodes reading Donald Duck's secret journal, which records past adventures he never told his family about. These consist of events inspired by or acting as compressed adaptations of storylines from ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' (now taking place when he's a teenager), his Navy service in the original 1987 ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 DuckTales]]'' series (now occurring shortly after high school), ''ComicBook/DoubleDuck'', ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'', and the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series up to [=KH3=] (as a young adult prior to Huey, Dewey, and Louie being born, with ''Kingdom Hearts'' being a case of TrappedInAnotherWorld).
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136* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' is legendary for this; it began as a straight HP/Avengers a.k.a. MCU crossover, before becoming a multi-cross, while the author began liberally mixing in elements of multiple comics continuities, ''[[Film/XMenFilmSeries the X-Men film franchise]]'', ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', and ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', among ''many'' others. The lore is comprehensively mixed and matched and blended into something that is both recognisable and very distinct from the source material.
137* It is very much common among some ''Franchise/StarWars'' fan-written stories to mix aspects of Expanded Universe/''Legends'' and Disney Canon material. This includes the films, novels, comics, video games, and other spin-offs.
138* ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion'' FanVerse ''Fanfic/HauntedMansionAndTheHatboxGhost'' fully incorporates the ride, promotional material such as the ''Ghost Post'' game and the radio ads, originally unrelated fanworks, and the Marvel comic line into a single continuity, even though half of these weren't written with continuity in mind (a sort of fanmade CanonWelding, if you will). On top of this, a more classical example of this trope is put to good use for [[Film/TheHauntedMansion2003 the 2003 movie]], whose lore was so different it couldn't possibly fit; the characters of Ramsley, Edward, Elizabeth, and the Fireplace Demon have all been reintroduced with updated ride-friendly backstories (the movie itself now exists in-universe through RecursiveCanon, with the discrepancies chalked up to the screenwriters taking a lot of artistic liberties).
139* The alternate future history ''Literature/PiecingTogetherTheAshesReconstructingTheOldWorldOrder'' has this happen with ''many'' works of popular culture, which are fused together to make entirely new stories, one example being Barry Potter meeting Gandalf Hagrid and going to the Emerald City to stop the Sith Lords from obtaining a powerful ring.
140* ''Fanfic/{{Verdigris}}'' takes from both the ''Wicked'' book and play. For example, Elphaba's father is the religious Frexspar Thropp like in the books, but he has the AbusiveParents personality of his unnamed musical counterpart.
141* ''Fanfic/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemenTempestRewrite'': Much like its [[ComicBook/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen inspiration]], it includes characters, places, and themes across numerous forms of media. Books, comics, TV, films, video games, anime...
142* ''Fanfic/TalesFromTheOtherRailway'' features characters from both ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''.
143* ''Fanfic/MyFathersSon'': This story takes the family tree of the show, the extensive minor houses of the books, the history of House Forrester from the telltale game, and even throws in some of their own changes to the existing lore.
144* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Being a crossover of VideoGame/AnimalCrossing and Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, this was bound to happen:
145** Animal Crossing characters take on the human's role (meaning characters like Tom Nook end up as the regional professor)
146** Different continuities of Animal Crossing are combined i.e. characters who only appeared in ''Population Growing'' show up in the same timeline as characters from ''New Horizons''.
147** On the Pokémon end: Characters from other continuities, such as Johto's Red Gyarados or Hoenn's Cosplay Pikachu, appear together.
148* In ''Fanfic/HuntersOfJustice'', the DC side blends elements different incarnations, including Wonder Woman's ComicBook/New52 origin as the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, Superman's backstory resembling his Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse counterpart's history, Batman sporting the more fatherly behavior of his ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' incarnation, with Beast Boy's origin story also partially taken from that series (a blood transfusion from Miss Martian), the origin of the Justice League being that of the team's Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse origin (outside of swapping Wally for Barry as the Flash present) and Hawkgirl's backstory being similar to her DCAU counterpart, the Riddler's backstory as a former GCPD forensic tech coming from ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', the Penguin being based on his ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' incarnation (a modified version of the Killer Croc side mission in ''Arkham Knight'' also occurred here), and the events of ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' being based on both the animated ''WesternAnimation/TheDeathOfSuperman''/''WesternAnimation/ReignOfTheSupermen'' duology (Superman's final moments after the battle with Doomsday and [[spoiler:Doomsday's origin of being a creation of Apokolips to take out Superman]]) and ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'' (Superman's resurrection is done by Batman and Wonder Woman, being prompted by the need for help against an invasion from Apokolips). Chapter 31 heavily implies that ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' is also a part of the universe, as well as showing that the League once had an encounter with the [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice Lords]]. The ComicBook/{{Fables}} also exist, and met the League during an incident with Lamia before the incident with the Queen of Fables. Chapter 53 implies that the events of ''Film/Shazam2019'' happened, and this world's version of Halo wakes up in a mass grave and is named Violet.
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