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4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#1: Oct 1st 2020 at 6:17:16 PM

I don't get the thing behind Fake Crossover.

Isn't it the norm that crossovers aren't "canon" to the works' timeline? And thus it's more notable when the crossover is in fact acknowledged as canon?

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Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#2: Oct 1st 2020 at 9:33:13 PM

Most crossovers I've seen are treated as canon, even if they're rarely mentioned.

It's just a case-by-case thing.

4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#3: Oct 1st 2020 at 9:59:46 PM

I hope we have the same understanding as to what "canon" is, though. Perhaps I shouldn't use that word in the first place...

What I meant is that usually, stories (especially ones released after the crossover) wouldn't acknowledge the crossover in the past. What I'm more interested in, is for works that do acknowledge their crossover.

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Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#4: Oct 1st 2020 at 10:21:11 PM

I mean, unless they suffer from Continuity Lockout, most works don't constantly mention past events.

4tell0life4 Since: Mar, 2018 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
#5: Oct 2nd 2020 at 1:00:54 AM

[up] I wouldn't ask for "constantly". Just some Continuity Nod would be nice, you know?

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Primis Since: Nov, 2010
#6: Oct 2nd 2020 at 9:38:09 AM

I mean, yeah, I guess? But again, this does happen in crossovers I've seen.

I'm not really seeing what the issue is here...

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#7: Oct 2nd 2020 at 11:37:54 AM

I was introduced to the concept of crossovers through fanfiction, so the idea that "crossovers remain canon in source works" is the default kinda baffles me.

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