History NinjaPirateZombieRobot / RealLife

* Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division champion boxer/singer/actor/congressman/basketball player/coach/senator. We're not making this up, especially the senator part.

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: Creator/FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[VideoGame/AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[VideoGame/StarCraft psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

* Continuing the tradition of religious pirates were the [[WarriorMonks Knights of Saint John]]. As if their origins as monks who were also Crusaders wasn't trope worthy enough, beginning in the fifteenth century they built a fleet and started pirating ships from Muslim and Protestant countries. So they were Monk/Knight/Pirates.

* For a slightly more NSFW variation (link is SFW), there's Reba Maybury, AKA "[[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6447821/Political-dominatrix-uses-mind-games-turn-right-wing-men-socialists.html?fbclid=IwAR3r63zmesQCghNKhf_z39PVPSHbogxeO64IpiICnW2lMj7ZGfnZ6u_ZfiI Mistress Rebecca]]", a mixed-race university professor([[HotTeacher !]]) and professional self-described "socialist dominatrix". (Now that last bit is certainly [[ARareSentence a combination of two words.]])

** Creator/WoodyAllen, according to Wikipedia is: "an award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright". And a philanthropist, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and had sex with his (adopted) daughter.]]

** Creator/WoodyAllen, according to Wikipedia is: "an award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright". And a philanthropist, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and had sex with his (adopted) daughter.]]

** The term "RenaissanceMan" has also been used to describe polymaths, as some of the more famous Renaissance-era men tended to be polymaths. Leonardo da Vinci was both a painter and an inventor in a wide range of studies including medicine, architecture and even what we would now call robotics. Michelangelo was a painter, sculptor and architect. Galileo was an astronomer and worked on improving several astronomical charting devices such as telescopes and compasses. Nicolaus Copernicus may take the cake though. He was an astronomer, jurist, mathematician, artist, translator, governor, diplomat, economist, a scholar of the classics, physician and topped it off by speaking four languages.

* Chinese armies in World War II. Due to the Nationalists receiving aid from USA, Britain, France, Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany (for fighting Communists) and with the Communists receiving aid from (again) USA, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, their soldiers wore a kitbash of equipment. Therefore, it was possible to find a Nationalist soldier in a German Steel Helmet, wearing a British uniform, using an American submachine gun, and having a local Chinese made copy of a German pistol in some holster around him, receiving air support from Soviet made Tupolev bombers.

** Even the ''weapons themselves'' were mash-ups. One Chinese warlord had his soldiers use the German C96 as a sidearm, but had a surplus of .45 ACP for his copies of American Thompson SMG's. Thus he created the Shanxi Type 17, a C96 in the .45 caliber. A Chinese-made version of a German-made pistol firing an American-made pistol cartridge.

** it is also not an hematophagous animal (that is, it doesn't feed on blood) so it's not a vampire either, the "vampire" name comes from the fleshy spines on its tentacles (which are soft and actually harmless).

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart%27s_Funnies Hobart's Funnies]], a modified tank division from WWII. Go to "designs" and read on - it starts out with a flame-thrower tank and things get ''even awesomer'' from there.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeMat_Revolver LeMat revolver]], a [[UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar Confederate]] pistol that combined RevolversAreJustBetter, ShotgunsAreJustBetter, and HandCannon into one convenient package. Favorite weapon of Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart.

* A peace-loving fellow in Santa Barbara has trained his cat to ride his dog, and his rat to ride his cat. The resulting triple-decker pet stack regularly appears on Website/YouTube and Animal Planet.
* GNU Emacs not only lets you edit text, you can compile a program and receive your e-mail while chatting on IRC and playing Tetris. And you can download thousands of extensions from the Internet...

* Modern penthatlon, which features fencing, swimming, horse riding, cross-country racing and shooting (the last two, in the same event since 2009) ''in the same day''.
* The British [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito]] and its German rival, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88 Junkers Ju 88]], were this. High-speed bombers, dive-bombers, high-altitude bombers, reconnaisance aircraft, bomber-destroying heavy fighters, radar-equipped night fighters...the sheer number of roles and variants these two World War Two stalwarts covered would fill a whole book. The Mosquito was an extremely fast airplane thanks to its powerful engines and a fuselage made of plywood and balsa, cranking this trope UpToEleven.
* The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130 Lockheed AC-130]] is originally a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules C-130 Hercules]] cargo/airlift plane. Then you add [[GatlingGood gatling guns]], [[MoreDakka an autocannon]], and a ''howitzer'', turning it into a ground-attack plane. Then you add the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-43/B_Massive_Ordnance_Air_Blast_bomb Mother of All Bombs]], because even a freakin' ''B-52'' doesn't have a bomb bay that can fit it--but the cargo bay can! And if you don't carry too many giant bombs, you can ''still'' use it for minor airlift duties.

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: Creator/FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[VideoGame/AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[VideoGame/StarCraft psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

** it is also not an hematophagous animal (that is it doesn't feed on blood) so it's not a vampire either, the "vampire" name comes from the fleshy spines on it's tentacles (which are soft and actually harmless).

** UsefulNotes/JulieDAubigny, noble-born fugitive-swordswoman/duelist openly bisexual seductress and opera singer.

** The term "Renaissance Man" has also been used to describe polymaths, as some of the more famous Renaissance-era men tended to be polymaths. Leonardo da Vinci was both a painter and an inventor in a wide range of studies including medicine, architecture and even what we would now call robotics. Michelangelo was a painter, sculptor and architect. Galileo was an astronomer and worked on improving several astronomical charting devices such as telescopes and compasses. Nicolaus Copernicus may take the cake though. He was an astronomer, jurist, mathematician, artist, translator, governor, diplomat, economist, a scholar of the classics, physician and topped it off by speaking four languages.

** Creator/JeanCocteau: a French poet, playwright, novelist, painter, filmmaker, dramatist, designer, diarist, ballet scenarist, illustrator, painter, ceramicist and even stain glass maker. And boxing manager and talent manager, too.

** Creator/JeanCocteau: a French poet, novelist, artist, filmmaker, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, diarist, ballet scenarist, illustrator and playwright.

** Jean Cocteau: a French poet, novelist, artist, filmmaker, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, diarist, ballet scenarist, illustrator and playwright.
** Woody Allen, according to Wikipedia is: "an award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian and playwright". And a philanthropist, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and had sex with his (adopted) daughter.]]

* Destroyers were conceived in the late XIX century as small, expendable ships designed to protect larger ships of attacks by torpedo boats[[note]]Destroyer is a contraction of ''Torpedo-boat destroyer''[[/note]]. By UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, however, destroyers had become larger and less expendable multi-purpose vessels whose original escort role had been extended during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and the previous decades to deal with [[AntiAir aircraft]], [[SubStory submarines]], and to [[MacrossMissileMassacre attack with torpedoes enemy ships]].

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[VideoGame/AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[VideoGame/StarCraft psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[VideoGame/StarCraft psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

* Destroyers were conceived in the late XIX century as small, expendable ships designed to protect larger ships of attacks by torpedo boats[[note]]Destroyer is a contraction of ''Torpedo-boat destroyer''[[/note]]. By WorldWarTwo, however, destroyers had become larger and less expendable multi-purpose vessels whose original escort role had been extended during WorldWarOne and the previous decades to deal with [[AntiAir aircraft]], [[SubStory submarines]], and to [[MacrossMissileMassacre attack with torpedoes enemy ships]].

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[VideoGame/StarCraft psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

* Look at any (voice) actor's career, and imagine them as a mashup of characters they've played. For example: FredTatasciore is a [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas cross-dressing schizophrenic]] [[AlphaProtocol corporate executive]] [[{{Starcraft}} psychic]] [[VideoGame/Left4Dead zombie]] [[TransformersWarForCybertron robot]] [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 prison warden]] [[Franchise/MassEffect brainwashed villain]]-slash-[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed assassin]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} man-fish]] that [[TheIncredibleHulk you shouldn't make angry.]]

* The vampire squid, [[ParanoiaFuel an actual animal that lives in the deep ocean]]. The squid's scientific name is ''Vampyroteuthis infernalis'', which means ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast "vampire squid from hell"]]''. That's right: you get a vampire, a demon and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking a squid]] all in one convenient package.

** Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese comedian, television personality, director, actor, author, poet, screenwriter, and, one time, [[VideoGame/TakeshisChallenge video game designer.]]

* The ''Curse of [=DarKastle=]'' ride at Busch Gardens Williamsburg takes the riders through a castle haunted by a werewolf ghost.

* Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division champion boxer/singer/actor/Filipino Congressman. Yes, all four careers at the same time.

* Destroyers were conceived in the late XIX century as small, expendable ships designed to protect larger ships of attacks by torpedo boats[[note]]Destroyer is a contraction of ''Torpedo-boat destroyer''[[/note]]. By WorldWarTwo, however, destroyers had become larger and less expendable multi-purpose vessels whose original escort role had been extended during the previous decades to deal with [[AntiAir aircraft]], [[SubStory submarines]], and to [[MacrossMissileMassacre#! attack with torpedoes enemy ships]].

* Destroyers were conceived in the late XIX century as small, expendable ships designed to protect larger ships of attacks by torpedo boats[[note]]Destroyer is a contraction of ''Torpedo-boat destroyer''[[/note]]. By WorldWarTwo, however, destroyers had become larger and less expendable multi-purpose vessels whose original escort role had been extended during the previous decades to deal with [[AntiAir aircraft]], [[SubStory submarines]], and to [[MMacrossMissileMassacre#! attack with torpedoes enemy ships]].