History Main / AdaptationAmalgamation

* ''[[WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsDigitalSeries My Little Shop of Horrors]]'' is mostly an adaptation of [[Film/TheLittleShopofHorrors the Roger Corman original]], but it contains [[Theater/LittleShopofHorrors a song]], and the ending is happy like [[FocusGroupEnding the theatrical ending]] of [[Film/LittleShopofHorrors the Frank Oz version]].

* The first live-action ''{{ComicBook/Asterix}}'' film combines plots of several of the comics, including Obelix getting a crush on [[SheIsAllGrownUp Panacea]] as he did in "Recap/AsterixTheLegionary", the phony soothsayer from "Recap/AsterixAndTheSoothsayer", the {{Druid}} conference from "Recap/AsterixAndTheGoths", Getafix's [[KidnappedScientist abduction]] by the Romans to make the [[SuperSerum magic potion]] for them from "Recap/AsterixTheGaul" and the characters fighting in GladiatorGames like in "Recap/AsterixTheGladiator". There is also a number of smaller references from other comics, including a conversation between Brutus and [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Caesar]] that is taken from "Recap/AsterixAndCleopatra" and the BigBad, Lucius Detritus is partially based on Tullius Detritus, the main antagonist of "Recap/AsterixAndTheRomanAgent" (Tortuous Convolvulus in the English translation of the comic). The sequels also combine elements from various comics but not nearly as many as the first.

* ''Series/VRTroopers'' took footage from ''Series/ChojinkiMetalder'' and ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielvan'' for its first season. During the second season began using footage from ''Series/UchuKeijiShaider'' in combination with the ''Spielvan'' footage.
* ''Franchise/PowerRangers''

* Episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'' not only takes cues from ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' novels, but multiple promotional medias such as it's annuals and magazines. Multiple writers of all these forms have even had direct involvement in the show.

[[folder: Films - Animated]]
* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, {{Creator/Disney}} originally planned on making a film that combined the stories of Literature/ReynardTheFox and Chanticleer the Rooster, but it was rejected, so they instead made a FunnyAnimal version in the 1970's that eventually became ''Disney/RobinHood''. The final version of ''Disney/RobinHood'' is technically a combination of the RobinHood legends and the ''Reynard the Fox''/''Chanticleer'' movie Disney originally planned. Creator/DonBluth later created ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' in the 1990's.
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie'' combines elements from the first four books, including the Captain's origin from the first book, Professor Poopypants as a villain from the fourth, the Turbo Toilet 2000 and Invention Convention from the second, and zombie-fied children from the third book.
* The first ''Film/{{Tintin}}'' CGI animated movie combines the plots of ''[[Recap/TintinTheCrabWithTheGoldenClaws The Crab With The Golden Claws]]'', ''[[Recap/TintinTheSecretOfTheUnicorn The Secret Of The Unicorn]]'', and a bit of ''[[Recap/TintinRedRackhamsTreasure Red Rackham's Treasure]]'' into one unique plot.
* Disney's animated version of ''Disney/AliceInWonderland'' closely follows the plot of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'', but adds characters from ''Through the Looking Glass'', specifically Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Walrus and the Carpenter, the talking flowers and the Tulgey Woods from "Literature/{{Jabberwocky}}".
[[/folder]]

* ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': While the games have an original plotline, but they do incorporate elements of several story arcs and characterizations from the original comics, the [[Film/{{Batman}} Bur]][[BatmanReturns ton]]-[[BatmanForever Schumacher]] and [[TheDarkKnightSaga Nolan]] films, and the Franchise/{{DCAU}}.

* Any ''Franchise/DieHard'' sequel is there because all of them were based, mostly, on unrelated source material.

* Several early {{Cut And Paste Translation}}s of anime, including most of the work of Creator/CarlMacek, combined footage from multiple (often unrelated) shows and presented them as one:

* Headscratchers/CarlMacek's anime "[[InNameOnly adaptations]]", who has even gained [[{{Macekre}} his own trope here]]:

* Often what is to expect when you have an action or horror movie from {{Bollywood}}: they have a shortage of ideas in this so they produce tons of unofficial remakes (and they've started to have a shortage there, as well: ''Film/TheGodfather'' was remade at least 7 times, for example). A particular example is a movie named ''Commando'' (no, [[Film/{{Commando}} not that one]]) by Bubbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborti which combines ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' with ''Film/AmericanNinja''.

* When {{Creator/Hasbro}} imported Takara's toy lines ''Diaclone'' and ''Microchange'', they were combined in a new franchise with an invented plot - ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''.

* Several Chinese bootleg video games use some old games and just stash new sprites into them to release them as 8-bit cash-ins on recent movies. As a result you'll have ''Literature/HarryPotter'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' games made of engine from one game combined with sprites from another and bizarre CutAndPasteTranslation to fix at least some of the holes.

** Creator/NeilCicierega likes to mash-up songs that are hilariously incongruous and somehow still work together. For example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR0gOEyK6Tg "Crocodile Chop"]], which mixes System of a Down's "Chop Suey" with Elton John's "Crocodile Rock."
* Music/KanyeWest's ''Stronger'' combines part of the track of ''Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger'' from Music/DaftPunk with his own lyrics that references Creator/FriedrichNietzsche's famous dictum, "What does not kill him, makes him stronger" from his ''Ecce Homo'' book.

* While technically ''any'' [[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian]] story which involves both the [[HolyGrail Grail Quest]] and Lancelot is this by very definition, special note should go to TheOnceAndFutureKing, as it was THWhite's attempt at creating an Arthurian super-myth, which incorporated as many of the myriad Arthurian myths and legends into one cohesive story as possible. Although how well this succeeded in its endeavor is debatable (there are a number of myths missing, but the overall quality is unquestionably excellent nonetheless), it is still the ''most'' "complete" of all Arthur myths, and borrows from at last a dozen stories.

* The play ''Universal Robots'' by Mac Rogers is partly an adaptation of ''{{Theatre/RUR}}'', but also includes autobiographical details of the author Karel Capek and his (imaginary in real life) twin sister.

** ''Discworld/TheLastContinent'' has two extended sequences directly referring MadMax and TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert, though they aren't central to the plot.

* In a case of WhatCouldHaveBeen, {{Creator/Disney}} originally planned on making a film that combined the stories of Reynard the Fox and Chanticleer the Rooster, but it was rejected, so they instead made a FunnyAnimal version in the 1970's that eventually became ''Disney/RobinHood''. The final version of ''Disney/RobinHood'' is technically a combination of the RobinHood legends and the ''Reynard the Fox''/''Chanticleer'' movie Disney originally planned. Creator/DonBluth later created ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' in the 1990's.

* The first ''Film/{{Tintin}}'' CGI animated movie combines the plots of ''The Crab With The Golden Claws'', ''The Secret Of The Unicorn'' and a bit of ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' into one unique plot.

* ''Film/BladeRunner'' itself qualifies. The film was based on Creator/PhilipKDick's novel ''Literature/DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep'', but the title and term "blade runner" were taken from the totally unrelated Alan E. Nourse novel ''The Bladerunner'' and screenplay adapted from it by William Burroughs, ''Blade Runner: The Movie''. Creator/RidleyScott specifically purchased the rights for the title and both Nourse and Burroughs were credited in the end credits.

* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movies of the TheNineties (especially the first one) were primarily adapted from the original 1984 Mirage comics (first movie has mostly adapted ''Rapahel'' one-shot special and the firs issue) but also included elements of the 1987 animated show (logo, LighterAndSofter approach, [[{{ColorCodedCharacters}} color-coding]] of the turtles and, as well, April being a reporter and rescued by Turtles from street punks).
* ''Film/TheLawnmowerMan'' is a rather weird example, which was "adapted" from a short story by Stephen King using it as an InNameOnly stunt for an original screenplay. King sued filmmakers to remove his name from the credits, and, especially, film's marketing. It is weird because a) King actually liked the film and it has a lot of his common themes in it; b) film actually featured a scene adapted straight from a short story and a dialogue between two policemen taken line-to-line from it.

* In 1974, a pair of movie studios, 20th century Fox and Warner Brothers, had the rights to different books about a skyscraper on fire: "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno". Rather than try to compete with each other the studios decided to team up, combining both books into ''Film/TheToweringInferno''.
* As a general rule, most live action Superhero movies generally take elements from a few different storylines from that title with mixed results. For example:

*** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' drew inspiration from ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'', ''The Long Halloween'' and the Joker's original debut in 1940.

** {{Anime}} example: The recent ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'' live-action film uses elements of the [[Anime/GhostInTheShell 1995 animated film]] as well as the second season of ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand Alone Complex]]''.

* Often what is to expect when you have action or horror movie from {{Bollywood}}: they have a shortage of ideas in this so they produce tons of unofficial remakes (and they've started to have a shortage there, as well: ''Film/TheGodfather'' was remade at least 7 times, for example). A particular example is a movie named ''Commando'' (no, [[{{Film/Commando}} not that one]]) by Bubbar Subhash starring Mithun Chakraborti which combines ''Film/RomancingTheStone'' with ''Film/AmericanNinja''.
* After seeing ''Film/TheTerminator'', Creator/HarlanEllison thought that it was this for his two obscure teleplays for ''Series/TheOuterLimits'': "The Soldier" and "Demon With a Glass Hand". If so, it was very minimal, but Ellison sued the filmmakers, succeeded, and had his name added to end credits. Which makes one wonder why he didn't sue the creators of ''[[{{Film/Soldier}} Soldier]]'', which was basically his short story/teleplay "Soldier" recycled in the universe of ''Film/BladeRunner'' (which also makes an example of the trope).
* ''Film/BladeRunner'' itself qualifies. The film was based on Creator/PhilipKDick's novel ''Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?'', but the title and term "blade runner" were taken from the totally unrelated Alan E. Nourse novel ''The Bladerunner'' and screenplay adapted from it by William Birroughs, ''Blade Runner: The Movie''. Creator/RidleyScott specifically purchased the rights for the title and both Nourse and Burroughs were credited in the end credits.

** ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'' by Creator/AkiraKurosawa was this to a lesser extent but spawned A LOT of unofficial adaptations on its own, most of which contain at least one significant moment from ''The Glass Key'' and main plot patterns of ''The Red Harvest''. The primary example is ''Film/AFistfulOfDollars'', which was considered a plagiarism of ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'' in court. Ironically enough, official remake of ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', ''Film/LastManStanding'' heavily borrows elements from both ''The Red Harvest'' and ''A Fistful of Dollars''.

** Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has [[Franchuse/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin joining]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} to fight the Green Skull, a combination of the ComicBook/RedSkull and ComicBook/TheJoker.

** Super Soldier is a combination of Comicbook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/{{Superman}}

** Iron Lantern is Comicbook/IronMan and Comicbook/GreenLantern.
** Lobo the Duck is Comicbook/HowardTheDuck [[CrackPairing and]] Comicbook/{{Lobo}}.
** Captain Marvel is [[Comicbook/CaptainMarVell Captain Marvel]] [[CaptainObvious and]] [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]].

Sometimes there are not enough source material/original ideas for a complete work, like a book, or a movie. Other times there are multiple sources, each with their own merits. The result is this: a work adapted from more then one source material.

* While technically ''any'' [[KingArthur Arthurian]] story which involves both the [[HolyGrail Grail Quest]] and Lancelot is this by very definition, special note should go to TheOnceAndFutureKing, as it was THWhite's attempt at creating an Arthurian super-myth, which incorporated as many of the myriad Arthurian myths and legends into one cohesive story as possible. Although how well this succeeded in its endeavor is debatable (there are a number of myths missing, but the overall quality is unquestionably excellent nonetheless), it is still the ''most'' "complete" of all Arthur myths, and borrows from at last a dozen stories.

** Super Soldier is a combination of Comicbook/CaptainAmerica and Comicbook/{{Superman}}
** Dark Claw is a combination of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}.

Sometimes there are not enough source material/original ideas for a complete work, like a book, or a movie. The result is this: a work adapted from more then one source material.

That method also sometimes used to cover the tracks in cases when plot was meant to be original but is too similar to plagiarism from some other work. The solution is to either purchase rights for something similar (yet not so expensive), or just add additional layers to the story from the other source which will confuse lawyers enough not to tell where it was plagiarised from.

Compare to CrossOver, CompositeCharacter and JustForFun/XMeetsY. Often crosses with DolledUpInstallment, but not always. May be a rare example of AdaptationDistillation and AdaptationExpansion at the same time. May take place InSpace. Also compare MergingTheBranches, where the later canon combines several previously mutually exclusive story branches, and FusionFic, where the amalgamation only occurs in the {{fanfiction}}. See also CutAndPasteTranslation and its more pejorative synonym {{Macekre}}, both mainly for {{Anime}}.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh!'': The villain from ''The Pyramid of Light'' movie essentially recycles the BigBad of Season 5's backstory wholesale (i.e. was sealed in the Puzzle after an ancient battle with the Pharaoh). Also applies to the games - some mash up old arcs of the manga, and the second series anime also adapts lost arcs from the manga to fill in plot holes.

* ''Film/RoboCop''. Screenwriter Edward Neumeier had written a screenplay about a robot that becomes a cop. When he met fellow writer Michael Miner it turned out that Miner was working on a screenplay about a human cop becoming a robot. They decided to combine the ideas and ''Film/RoboCop'' was the result.
* Any ''Film/DieHard'' sequel is there because all of them were based, mostly, on unrelated source material.

* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' movies of the TheNineties (especially the first one) were primarily adapted from the original 1984 Mirage comics (first movie has mostly adapted ''Rapahel'' one-shot special and the firs issue) but also included elements of the 1987 animated show (logo, LighterAndSofter approach, [[{{ColorCodedCharacters}} color-coding]] of the turtles and, as well, April being a repoter and rescued by Turtles from street punks).

** ''Film/{{Logan}}'''s version of ComicBook/{{X 23}} mixes her original ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' incarnation with her CanonImmigrant comic incarnation. She has the age and implied ethnicity of her cartoon version, but the age and darker personality of her comic version (bar some changes to go with her decreased age, such as scrapping her teenage prostitution backstory).

* The film ''Film/ReturnToOz'' takes elements from two of the Oz books by L Frank Baum: ''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (which does not feature Dorothy as a character) and ''Ozma of Oz'', as well as the 1973 non-fiction book ''Wisconsin Death Trip'' as a historical source.

* The first ''Film/{{Tintin}}'' animated movie combines the plots of ''The Crab With The Golden Claws'', ''The Secret Of The Unicorn'' and a bit of ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' into one unique plot.

* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' is a combination of an original plot with and engine of a first ''{{VideoGame/Quake}}'', though it was modified to the point where it was nearly original engine which later became the infamous Source.