Like many of you, I'm really like crossover fics. Mainly because I wonder how people will approach the actual crossover.
The most common crossover is a character from one series being inserted in another.
Second common is a person having the powers from one series, in another.
Third most common is two series clashing by a displacement in time, Space and the multiverse. As often seen in scifi fics.
I'm not going to primarily be talking about those today.
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There is a type of crossover that is rare and makes for fantastically engaging reads. Things like the Nasuverse being merged with the Potterverse in a strongly intertwined whole, where the people of those two magic systems are not necessarily unable to perform each others crafts, but are simply biased to one form or the other.
Fics where such crafts are merged into a brand new reportoire all to bring about something new.
Surprisingly, it usually fails in the most popular series for fics and crossovers. For example Naruto and MCU.
Instead of taking the best of both and writing something new, people go with the most common crossovers methods.
But why not turn the continents into mirrors of each of the largest Shinobi nations, with modern societies whose cabals or democracy's are only able to exist because these modern chakra using Ninja organisations behind the scenes allow it.
People with super natural gifts might pop up, but they are just as likely to be swallowed up by these shadowy organisations, turned into ninja and turned loose on each other in geopolitical shadow Warfare, only to be interrupted by God's from other places, aliens with galaxy wide domination and genocide plans.
Basically, the stuff MCU and Naruto are known for. It would make for a fantastic, intricate read.
On the otherhand, combining things with stories and people from simular genres that are less often written about is also a road left mostly unexplored beyond logical reason.
Just in the ninja genre alone, we have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, various marvel and DC characters and organisations, and video games that would make a fantastic blend with the series.
Imagine if Kumo for example had an Motive Operandi simular to the foot clan, and instead of bring located into a single large known village was spread about the land of lightning in clandestine dealings.
Or if the ninja villages were hunting down and competing for the ultimate blades ( Soul Calibur).
If humanity had to deal with demonic monsters and the ninja villages existed to combat them, in addition to the regular things we knew of. (the witcher, Ga:Rei Zero, Kekkaishi, you name it.)
Naruto for example, would not be on an escort mission to wave but instead be on his way to his first lowly ranked encounter with the paranormal.
Imagine if Game Of Thrones took place in the Pokemon world, that the Targaryans tamed, bred and rode charizards to battle, that the Vale struck down its enemies from the skies from the backs of their pigeots, the North was hike to Aolian Persians, Ninetails, and other such ice powered creatures.
Imagine the battles in which blade met blade only to be scoured by flames, frozen by frost, electrified by thunder of the tamed pokemon of the Lords among them.
Imagine if the wizarding world was located on Middle Earth, Voldemort was a dark wizard corrupting the minds of man in Mordor, hell bend to rule and enslave all in his way, and surprisingly the Hobbits took up the fight.
Imagine the wizarding world becoming known to the mundane, causing them to shift the geopolitical power and redraw the lines in the sand of nations across the world, where technology and magic were now forced to mix, bringing to bare a MagiTech arms race that fuels the next world war. (hp + history of: irregular at magic highschool)
Imagine instead of finding fantastic beasts, you hunted them down and killed them, in your militairy organisation upon graduating hogwarts.
Monster Hunter International. Where you bust the doors down on Trailer Park Elves that have an illigal dragon smuggling ring.
Combatting inferni and zombie outbreaks caused by Necromancer and failed experiments. Hunting down evil magi whilst wielding enchanted weapons in a counter terrorism like unit. (monster hunter International by Larry correia / Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling)
Imagine... That you did such blending type crossovers and did them right.
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People don't do these for a reason. They're afraid of starting a new plot, which is why most fictions read like a recap of their original works with minor changes.
Usually, a bigger dick for the author, a harem of girls and godlike abilities that are barely used beyond their most brute force, right in your face applications there of.
... Is that really the sort of fics you want to write? Is it really worth your effort or energy? The answer is... Not really. Unfortunately fear is a big motivator to make that choice anyway.
But it doesn't have to be. The plots are already all around you. You can and should just write a summary for yourself of plots from series and other media formats you like, and apply it to your grand blending fics.
All you need to do is write a paragraph sized summary for those adventures and fill them out without peaking to much at where you got them from. Apply the plot to your world and voila.
An original adaptation that isn't the same yet has a good plot.
I know what your thinking... That's theft.
The truth is it isn't. There are literally thousands of stories where a Knight saves a princess from a dragon.
None is the same. Yet they share the same overall plot... You know it, I know it, hell your grandma knows it.
So why not do it? If you think that this is stealing... Then why are you writing a fanfic? Wouldn't that be even worse? Atleast by blending worlds and plots from different places, you make a fanfic that is both epic and original.
The result will be more original then when you replace your favorite character with yourself and super powers that you fail to even use correctly.
Hell, If you're too lazy to make the summary yourself, look on the Internet for the name of your favorite movie or series explained in under 10 or 5 minutes, and you got a plot to apply to your fanfic that will set you apart and make you story special like nothing else will.
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Once again, I hope you have enjoyed this piece.
I hope some of you will feel inspired to do a blend type crossover and place something epic.
Often, if done well enough and a few names are changed here and there, they actually are original enough to become their own story, something you could actually earn money with without getting your ass sued.
Simply because, you mixed things up enough, Switched out names, altered geography, the types of enemies and amount and names of nations.
Can you recognise this one? I made it obvious by keeping the same plot but just changing the names of things.
Ryan was a slave in Valkuria, healing elves for his Orcish boss when one day, a powerful looking warrior and a girl entered the clinic, they needed a cure for the poison his helmsman was under.
Unfortunately, there was no such cure in the shop and a snowstorm was about to roll in. Worried for these people, Ryan invited them into his home and learned the man was from an ancient order rumored to have supernatural powers, that was tasked to slay the enemies of man.
Ryan knew where the cure could be found, and offered to help by participating in the upcoming tournament for under 12 in which it could be won.
The warrior tough greatful, sensed the power within the boy, and began to plot a way to gain his freedom and induct him into the order.
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Let me know what you think in the comments!
Have fun!