History Main / FusionDance

* ''ComicBook/PrimalWarriorDracoAzul'': In the short story "Reminiscence", the Mayan death-god Hunhau reveals that he and and Uacmitun Ahau were once a single entity before [[LiteralSplitPersonality splitting into two beings]] so that he could have a right hand upon becomeign the TopGod. Pushed to the brink of defeat by Draco Azul, Hunhau and Uacmitun Ahau merge back into their original form, Cizin.

** Also Takutanuva, the merged light/dark being formed when [[SixthRanger Takanuva]] switches {{mask|OfPower}}s with [[BigBad Makuta]] while submerged in [[SentientPhlebotinum Energized Protodermis]]. It appears to be a Composite type, although the personality seems more akin to [[MessianicArchetype Takanuva]] than [[EvilOverlord Makuta]]. This was more or less FridgeLogic-ed when it was revealed that this was because Makuta's plan meant he decided to remain more-or-less dormant.

** Karona, an embodiment of Dominaria's mana born from the fusion of the angel Akroma, the planeswalker Phage, and the human Zagorka.
** Planes tend to merge and split a bit. This can be quite jarring to the inhabitants, as in Alara or Kamigawa, and it was actually the entire point of the creation of Rath.[[note]]Yawgmoth couldn't attack Dominaria directly for some reason, so he created Rath to send his troops to, and when Rath merged with Dominaria, yeah.[[/note]]

* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': Fusion Monsters are the result of 2 or more monsters fused together by a card effect, with Polymerization being the most common one. Elemental Heroes, Cyber Dragons, Gem-Knights, Shaddolls, and Fluffals are some of the archetypes centered around Fusion Summoning. There's also Contact Fusion (employed by Neo-Spacians and Gladiator Beasts), which doesn't require a card effect but needs the materials to be on the field. Flavour-wise, most Fusions are Mergers that show aspects of both materials in one body. Certain Ritual, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters are also designed as mergers of other monsters, but not nearly as oftens as Fusions (conversely, there are several modern Fusion monsters that aren't actually designed as mergers of other monsters, but simply the bosses of their archetype, such as the Invoked Beasts).

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Zweihander'}}'', [[BlackKnight Fell Knights]] and [[EvilSorceror Havoc Conjurers]] are already elite foes that'll easily crump the average player character. But things can get worse, a Fell Knight and a Havoc Conjurer can undergo a BlackMagic ritual that'll fuse them together into a new being known as a Dread Count. The Dread Count is a mutant MagicKnight that's more powerful than either of its former selves in their respective fields.

* The Station aliens in ''[[Film/BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey]]'' can body-slam into each other to form a larger, muscular alien.

Contrast LiteralSplitPersonality and SelfDuplication, when an individual gets split into two or more beings, SplitPersonalityMerge, and PhysicalAttributeSwap, where two characters exchange physical traits instead of mixing them. Contrast also GrandTheftMe, which looks like the Power Booster or Switcher variant but with less cooperation and more hostility. Compare CombiningMecha. Not to be confused with CompositeCharacter. See also AllYourPowersCombined, MotifMerger, and EquippableAlly (for a less intrusive method of combining two characters). This trope may sound like a literal version of MatingDance, but it's not. When the fusion [[GoneHorriblyWrong goes horribly wrong]], see MergingMistake. If the components cannot easily be discerned in the result, see FusionDissonance. If the components have a romantic relationship, also see RomanticFusion. If the fusion is done between siblings, it's a SiblingFusion. If the fusion stays most of the time fused, or is otherwise irreversible, it's a {{Permafusion}}.

Do not confuse with AmalgamatedIndividual, where the actions of multiple people are ascribed to a single person. Or with TogetherWeAreX, which is just a way for TheTeam to introduce its members.

* The idol cover girl, Chuua Churam, in ''Chu x Chu Idol'' is a fusion of the vampire girl, Chuchu, and a normal human girl, Chiyu, when they kissed each other. In their fused state, Chuchu is in control of their body and Chiyu remains conscious of what's happening. The protagonist Kensuke is able to hear Chiyu within Chuua Churam after becoming their slave while others couldn't. In the sequel game, another new pair of heroines can fuse together to become another idol girl named "Chuuno Churam".

* The idol cover girl, Chuua Churam, in ''Chu x Chu Idol'' is a fusion of the vampire girl, Chuchu, and a normal human girl, Chiyu, when they kissed each other. In their fused state, Chuchu is in control of their body and Chiyu remains conscious of what's happening. The protagonist Kensuke is able to hear Chiyu within Chuua Churam after becoming their slave while others couldn't.
In the sequel game, another new pair of heroines can fuse together to become another idol girl named "Chuuno Churam".

* The idol cover girl, Chuua Churam, in ''Chu x Chu Idol'' is a fusion of a vampire girl and a normal human girl when they kissed each other. In the sequel game, another new pair of heroines can fuse together to become another idol girl named "Chuuno Churam".

** Apollo was revealed by WoG to offer this to various thrill-seekers so that together they could pull dangerous stunts without him being recognized.

** The expansion ''Eldritch Moon'' introduced a mechanic called "meld", which involves flipping two cards over and combining them into a new creature. Most of them are [[Body Horro]] examples, the result of [[EldritchAbomination Emrakul's]] power forcefully merging several living beings into monstrosities.

* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'':
** Fusion Monsters are the result of 2 or more monsters fused together by a card effect, with Polymerization being the most common one. Elemental HEROes, Cyber Dragons, Gem-Knights, Shaddolls, and Fluffals are some of the archetypes centered around Fusion Summoning. There's also Contact Fusion (employed by Neo-Spacians and Gladiator Beasts), which doesn't require a card effect but needs the materials to be on the field. Flavour-wise, most Fusions are Mergers that show aspects of both materials in one body. Certain Ritual, Synchro, Xyz, and Link Monsters are also designed as mergers of other monsters, but not nearly as oftens as Fusions (conversely, there are several modern Fusion monsters that aren't actually designed as mergers of other monsters, but simply the bosses of their archetype, such as the Invoked Beasts).

** The expansion ''Eldritch Moon'' introduced a mechanic called "meld", which involves flipping two cards over and combining them into a new creature. Most of them are [[Body Horro]] examples, the result of [[EldritchAbominatino Emrakul's]] power forcefully merging several living beings into monstrosities.