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-->-- '''Jade''', ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Jade figures out that using the talisman that bestows levitation and the one that gives SuperSpeed can be used together to achieve flight.

* In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** In their first battle, Goku used his [[DeadlyUpgrade Kaio-ken]] technique to boost the [[KamehameHadoken Kamehameha]], allowing it to [[BeamOWar overwhelm Vegeta's Galick Gun]].
** Cell has AllYourPowersCombined due to being an UltimateLifeform created from the DNA of multiple characters. However, he also has some unique powers possessed by none of his components, including the ability to regenerate FromASingleCell. This is actually just a combination of Piccolo's ability to [[HealingFactor regrow limbs]] by expending energy, the Saiyan ability to [[CameBackStrong increase in strength after recovering from injury]], and Frieza's ability to [[WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody remain alive and conscious even when most of his body is destroyed]].
** Likewise Buu, after absorbing Gotenks, Gohan, and Piccolo, uses an upgraded version of Gotenks's Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack which isn't limited to exploding in the enemy's face, but can also use Gohan and Piccolo's attacks. Unfortunately for Buu, Vegito showed the fatal flaw of the Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack, that being the ghosts explode if ''anything'' substantial touches them, still makes it AwesomeButImpractical by blowing all the ghosts up with basic ki blasts.
** When Goku and Vegeta [[FusionDance fuse together]] into the aforementioned Vegito, their FinishingMove is "Final Kamehameha" - a combination of Goku's Kamehameha and Vegeta's Final Flash. Their alternate fused form Gogeta uses Vegeta's Big Bang instead, creating the "Big Bang Kamehameha".
* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'': Goku learns to combine the Kaio-ken with his [[SuperMode Super Saiyan Blue form]].

* ''Literature/FateZero'': Kiritsugu possesses a magic called Innate Time Control, which allows him alter his bodies speed depending on how high he needs to. However it's initially AwesomeButImpractical because using it damages his body [[NecessaryDrawback due to such a thing]]. He eventually gets around this by using [[spoiler:Avalon since it makes him NighInvulnerable.]]

** In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'', there are ten "surges" that each relate to some law of nature. There are also ten classes of Surgebinders, each having control over two of the surges. For instance, the Windrunners control gravitation and adhesion, allowing them to change the gravity of specific objects, and to make them stick together.

Contrast MutuallyExclusiveMagic. See also AllYourPowersCombined.

* The time-traveling, teen-aged [[ComicBook/AllNewXMen Jean Grey]] learnt a new skill she never had before. She can combine her telekinesis with her telepathy to siphon psychic energy from those around her and create an extra-powerful blast attack - strong enough to knock over Gladiator, the ruler of the Sh'iar empire.

* ''Literature/ SaintessSummonsSkeletons'': Skill fusion tickets are rare System rewards that allow someone to combine two skills into one, freeing up a skill slot and potentially creating more than the sum of the parts if the skills have good synergy together. There's also a safeguard ensuring that the ticket won't be consumed if no good combination exists. [[spoiler:Sofia fuses her [Armor of Bones] and [Holy Wings of undeath] to create [Exalted Exoskeleton], resulting in her wings gaining the regenerative abilities of her armour, the armour gaining the holy light aura of her wings, and the whole assembly being more easily reshaped and manipulated, among other benefits.]]

* ''Fanfic/{{Inheritance}}'': The Butcher collective quickly discovers that Taylor's bug control power synergizes very well with many of their own abilities. Pyro's teleport is normally line-of-sight, but Taylor can instead teleport to the location of a bug. Stratego's planning power thrives on the real-time map of her surroundings provided by bug proprioception, not to mention infinite multitasking. And, of course, her ability to push emotions into her bugs means that she can selectively mute the voices so they don't manage to drive her insane.

* ''Fanfic/{{Inheritance}}'': The Butcher collective quickly discovers that Taylor's bug control power synergises very well with many of their own abilities. Pyro's teleport is normally line-of-sight, but Taylor can instead teleport to the location of a bug. Stratego's planning power thrives on the real-time map of her surroundings provided by bug proprioception, not to mention infinite multitasking. And, of course, her ability to push emotions into her bugs means that she can selectively mute the voices so they don't manage to drive her insane.

* ''Literature/ILeftTheARankParty'': RedMage Yoke's ultimate spell inflicts ''all negative status effects'', normally individual spells, on a single target.

* RedMage, people who are proficient in two or more multiple magic systems at once. They may or may not be able to mix their magic systems.

* ''Anime/FateZero'': Kiritsugu possesses a magic called Innate Time Control, which allows him alter his bodies speed depending on how high he needs to. However it's initially AwesomeButImpractical because using it damages his body [[NecessaryDrawback due to such a thing]]. He eventually gets around this by using [[spoiler:Avalon since it makes him NighInvulnerable.]]

--> if [[spoiler:Taleth]], [...] left the effective range of her Keeper powers, he would by necessity be shunted out of the transport. The fastest way for this to happen would be for Ami to activate the portal and move through. She picked a random, deserted destination and did so rather gleefully. The feeling in the back of her mind that she associated with her Keeper powers hiccuped, alerting her that something unfortunate had just happened.\\

** In ''D&D'' version 3.5, the Eldritch Theurge PrestigeClass allows a multiclassed warlock[=/=]wizard to combine their [[HandBlast Eldritch Blasts]] with their spells, either using the former as a delivery mechanism for the latter, or treating their spells as eldritch blasts for the purposes of abilities which change their energy type (such as using the Hellrime Blast technique to cast spells that freeze things). Another class, Eldritch Disciple, functions similarly for warlock[=/=]clerics.

* ''LightNovel/ISavedTooManyGirlsAndCausedTheApocalypse'': The looming [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt "Psychic Hazard"]] of books 7-8 is initially explained as an organisation of downtrodden [[PsychicPowers psychics]] somehow [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent giving all humans the ability to read minds]] with [[AMindIsATerribleThingToRead no way to turn it off]]. In fact, {{Muggle}}s gaining PsychicPowers is impossible - the Hazard is actually created when their leader Yang (who can normally only [[{{Telepathy}} link minds]] within line of sight) gets his hands on a tool that can [[PowerCopying duplicate powers]]. He uses it to copy another member's clairvoyance abilities, thereby expanding his own powers to global range.

* ''LightNovel/AvestaOfBlackAndWhite'': The Star Spirit's Divine Blessings is something that characters in the setting can call upon to receive various buffs and boons depending on which blessing was invoked. Those of higher rank who carry more charges of these blessings are able to use several at once and are able to combine them to create brand new effects. For instance, Magsarion is able to combine 1 offensive blessing with 3 healing ones to create an effect that causes the enemies self recovery abilities to go into overdrive, causing what would normally heal wounds to turn into the formation of malformed tumors that then break down into dust.

* In ''Fanfic/HeroAcademiaDXD'', once Izuku gets both [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia One For All]] and the [[LightNovel/HighschoolDXD Boosted Gear]], and gets more familiar with both of them, he starts to combine their powers in interesting ways, like using the Boosts from the Boosted Gear to reinforce his bones so he can use more of One For All's power safely, or using One For All to empower his Dragon Shot attacks.

* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'': "Adventurers" were originally autonomous {{Golem}}s created by the land of Theldessia, designed to kill monsters and absorb their dangerous energies safely. However, the "intelligence" behind Adventurers is actually provided by ''Elder Tale'', an Earth {{MMORPG}} set in a Theldessia-like world. When the minds of ''Elder Tale'' players are suddenly transported into Adventurer bodies, they're initially limited to [[RPGMechanicsVerse using their abilities in the same rigid ways as the game]], but in time can invent "Overskills" that create entirely new effects:

** ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' features a hidden SpiritualPredecessor to Charge Combos: if the player equips the [[ChargedAttack Charge Beam]] and one other beam upgrade, sets [[SmartBomb Power Bombs]] as their secondary weapon, then holds the fire button, they will combine into a SpecialAttack with [[http://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Special_Charge_Beam_Attacks effects]] ranging from BeamSpam to an OrbitingParticleShield.
** Also in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' is the Crystal Flash technique: if Samus is critically injured but has at least 10 Missiles, 10 Super Missiles and 11 Power Bombs, the player can hold Down + Aim Up + Aim Down + Fire to convert a [[SmartBomb Power Bomb]] into an "energy cocoon" which converts ammo into health.

* ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'':

** The PDA, added in 1.3, is made from four accessories each made from three other accessories (similar to the Ankh Shield above). When held in your inventory it outputs a ridiculous amount of information like the time, the weather, fishing information, the rarest ore or treasure near you and how many times you've killed a certain enemy. Then you can combine the PDA with a Magic Mirror to create the Cell Phone which both displays info and lets you teleport to your bedside.
* Apollyon of ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' holds the item called Void. Upon first use, it sucks up all active items in the room; every other time it's used, it also releases the effects of all absorbed items at once.

* Rimuru of ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' is capable of using his Degenerate skill to combine his other skills into new ones. He combines his skill to manipulate water and fire together to make a Molecular Manipulation skill.