The Big Four, all together.
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Once upon a time, there were four teenagers who all wanted something more. One was a young Viking with a draconic best friend and a talent for not fitting in. One was a dreaming girl, locked in a tower, who yearned to know of the world outside. One was a hot-blooded princess who wished to escape the confines of the royal life. And one was a reckless winter spirit who only wanted someone to believe in him. If these four ever met, it would be the beginning of something wonderful...
There was one problem. None of them existed in the same universe.
Until the Internet got a hold of them...
Or, what happens when
Friendly Fandoms goes to the next logical extreme and becomes a fandom in and of itself. Also known as The Big Four, ROTBTD is the crossover of the popular movies
Tangled,
Brave,
How to Train Your Dragon, and
Rise Of The Guardians. It kicked off big on Tumblr in late 2012/early 2013, and has gained a sizable fanbase in and of itself.
This crossover contains examples of:
- Action Girl: Rapunzel and Merida, of course. Usually more emphasized in Merida though.
- Alternate Universe: Admittedly the only way this crossover would work. Notable A Us include a modern AU, a Hogwarts AU and a Rise Of The Guardians-Universe AU, where the Hiccup, Rapunzel and Merida are chosen as Guardians. Occasionally they're also seasonal spirits, in following Jack Frost.
- Amazon Brigade: Rapunzel, Merida, Astrid, and Tooth, on occasion.
- Anachronism Stew: If the crossover involves the timeframes of the original movies, it would technically be impossible for the characters to meet. Well, half of them. Brave and How to Train Your Dragon roughly take place in the 10th to 12th century, Tangled is in the 1700s while Rise Of The Guardians is set in modern day. Jack was said to have existed for three hundred years, however, so he was human during the early 18th century.
- Badass Adorable Crew
- Big Bad: Generally accepted to be Pitch, the Nightmare King, if they're not at Hogwarts.
- The Dragon: Mother Gothel is usually his partner in crime.
- Mor'du and the Green Death are also occasionally featured as antagonists, though much less frequently.
- Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Jack and Rapunzel's friendship (or romance, if you're into that) in a nutshell.
- Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: Flynn and Astrid usually die or vanish conveniently if there's any shipping to be done within the Big Four (except Jerida). Unlike Die for Our Ship, there is rarely any spite against these characters.
- Corrupt the Cutie: A popular fanon is that Pitch will try to turn Merida, Hiccup, and/or Rapunzel over to his side to get to Jack.
- Crossover: Apart from the obvious, the Big Four are often put in Hogwarts or the Avatar universe.
- Crossover Shipping: Hijack, Mericup, Jackunzel, Jerida, Meripunzel, Hiccunzel... take your pick.
- Fire-Forged Friends: A common theme.
- Five-Man Band: While all the roles are somewhat fluid, they generally go something like this:
- Four Temperament Ensemble: Again, the roles are rather fluid, but the characters do line up well like so:
- Sanguine: Rapunzel
- Choleric: Merida
- Melancholic: Hiccup
- Phlegmatic: Jack (with traces of Sanguine).
- Friend to All Living Things / Fluffy Tamer: Often if Toothless is hostile he'll warm up to Rapunzel the quickest, if not instantly.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Interactions between Merida and Hiccup usually look like this.
- The Medic: Rapunzel's healing hair means she is able to fill this role.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Rapunzel and Jack Frost, respectively, especially if shipped.
- Portmanteau: The title, a combination of the four movies which the protagonists come from.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: They may be Bash Brothers when they're fighting Pitch, but Jack (red, weirdly) and Hiccup (blue) have this sort of relationship in general.
- Merida (red) and Rapunzel (blue)
- Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Rapunzel's dynamic with Hiccup is often portrayed as this.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Merida (tomboy) and Rapunzel (girly girl).
- True Companions: The Big Four themselves.
- Unexplained Recovery: People tend to overlook the fact that Hiccup lost his foot and Rapunzel's hair got cut.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: The usual vibe between Jack and Merida, crosses into Belligerent Sexual Tension in more shippy works.
- White Magician Girl: Rapunzel, considering her spunky girl qualities, compassionate nature, and healing magic.
- Who Wants to Live Forever?: Sometimes used as a source of angst for Jack, since none of the others are immortal.
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