History Main / FusionDissonance

** Bastion, an enemy of the ''Comicbook/XMen'', was originally two separate characters: Master Mold and Nimrod. The former being the leader of the Sentinel robots and the latter being an advanced Sentinel from the BadFuture of ''ComicBook/DaysOfFuturePast'''s AlternateTimeline. The two of them were pushed into a mystic gate called the Siege Perilous at the exact same time and eventually reappeared as a normal-looking (albeit superpowered human) man who retained both machines' hatred for mutants.

* Every ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' game that has fusion mechanics usually have resultant demons that don't resemble their components except for some inherited skills. You can fuse a goddess, TheDevil, and a dragon then end up with a penis monster among other possibilities. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZEq6DG9ZP4 Seriously]].

* As shown in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCQyx7rwiec these]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei4XE_EKn80 videos]], some of the older Fusion Monsters in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' look nothing like their recipes. To cite just one, Witch of the Black Forest and [[HighPriestess Lady of Faith]] (both female) combine into the Musician King (a male guitarist).

* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': The Innistrad block drew heavily on Creator/{{Lovecraft}}ian imagery and saw the return of [[EldritchAbomination Emrakul and the Eldrazi]]. The block also introduced the "Meld" mechanic, where if you had certain cards in play, they would fuse into some [[BodyHorror horrific]] abomination of nature. For instance, the angels [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=414304&type=card Bruna]] and [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=414319&type=card Gisela]] would meld to form [[https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=414305&type=card Brisela]].

* ''Series/JAKQDengekitai [[VersusTitle vs.]] [[Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger Goranger]]'': The [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Crime Big Four]] ([[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/powerrangers/images/2/29/Baron_iron_mask.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100925231807 Baron Iron Mask]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/powerrangers/images/3/32/General_sahara.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20100925231849 General Sahara]], [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/powerrangers/images/7/7d/B075d5e82d3f16d7008801f6e4842cf9.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/286?cb=20190307204416 Captain UFO]], and [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/d/dc/Hell_Boxer.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/310?cb=20140524230615 Hell Boxer]]) merge to form the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/powerrangers/images/4/44/734a5a14e07500e263652e13926be955.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/287?cb=20190307211431 Big Four Robo]]. No, it isn't a HumongousMecha; this is [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness before those existed]] in ''Franchise/SuperSentai''.
* In ''Franchise/KamenRider [[{{Crossover}} x]] Series/KamenRiderW & [[Series/KamenRiderDecade Decade]]: [[TheMovie Movie]] War 2010'', the [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/9/99/Dummy_Dopant.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/196?cb=20190221154044 Dummy Dopant]] and [[Film/KamenRiderZO Neo]] [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/5/5c/Neo_Organism_%282010%29.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20160207134331 Organism]] combined into [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/f/fe/Ultimate_D.png/revision/latest?cb=20190221154044 Ultimate D]], whose only resemblance is to the former's humanoid shape. This is justified since both creatures can {{shapeshift|ing}}. The linked images are just their ShapeshifterDefaultForm and "[[EvolutionaryLevels larval form]]" respectively and the latter transformed into [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/kamenrider/images/e/ef/DCD-Doras.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20190315092850 Doras]] (a humanoid BigCreepyCrawly like Ultimate D but that's the only thing they have in common) earlier in the movie. That ability wasn't exhibited during its fight against Decade and W however, implying that it underwent ShapeshifterModeLock.

* Ankylomon and Angemon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' [[FusionDance DNA digivolved]] into Shakkoumon. Even though Shakkoumon is also an Angel Digimon like its latter component, the closest similarity is in its wings which are even too stubby compared to Angemon's. Instead of a more [[WingedHumanoid humanoid]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel]] or [[StockDinosaurs ankylosaurus]], this fusion looks more like a [[https://www.britannica.com/art/dogu dogu]] doll with ornaments that are [[InterfaithSmoothie inspired by]] UsefulNotes/{{Shinto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Taoism}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}. This fusion is also possible in some of the games but sometimes, these components can transform into Shakkoumon by themselves.

** [[spoiler:[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio Oblivio]]]] is actually two people fused together [[spoiler:(Alya and Nino)]]. As a purple humanoid mist with [[TheBlank no facial features]] and the [[VoiceOfTheLegion overlapping]] [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voices]], it was hard to tell who they were originally. Even the akumatized item was changed from a computer tablet to a hand cannon.

** Heart Hunter's [[TwoFaced two faces]] do not resemble both André and Audrey Bourgeois but unlike [[spoiler:Oblivio]], there are people around to see them transform.

** [[spoiler:[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio Oblivio]]]] is actually two people fused together [[spoiler:(Alya and Nino)]]. As a purple humanoid mist with [[TheBlank no facial features]] and the [[VoiceOfTheLegion overlapping]] [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voices]], it was hard to tell who they were originally. Even the item inhabited by the akuma was changed from a computer tablet to a hand cannon.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Unlike most akumatized villains, [[spoiler:[[Recap/MiraculousLadybugS03E10Oblivio Oblivio]]]] is actually two people fused together [[spoiler:(Alya and Nino)]]. As a purple humanoid mist with [[TheBlank no facial features]] and the [[VoiceOfTheLegion overlapping]] [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voices]], it was hard to tell who they were originally. Even the item inhabited by the akuma was changed from a computer tablet to a hand cannon.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun2001'': The FinalBoss is [[spoiler:Saturos and Menardi]] fusing into a huge two-headed dragon as a DesperationAttack. The aptly-named Fusion Dragon appears to be a mindless beast, both its heads are the same, and it doesn't use any of their spells.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheBrokenSeal'': The FinalBoss is [[spoiler:Saturos and Menardi]] fusing into a huge two-headed dragon as a DesperationAttack. The aptly-named Fusion Dragon appears to be a mindless beast, both its heads are the same, and it doesn't use any of their spells.

* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'': In "At the End of the Worlds," the AmbiguouslyHuman Phyllis and her {{Evil|CounterPart}} SpearCounterpart Phil merge into [[spoiler:The Guardian, which Penn and Boone called as a "space gorilla."]]

* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'': In "At the End of the Worlds," the AmbiguouslyHuman Phyllis and her {{Evil|CounterPart}} SpearCounterpart Phil merged into [[spoiler:The Guardian, which Penn and Boone called as a "space gorilla."]]

** Zigazagged later in ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'''s lifespan, when Fusion and similar monsters started gaining more non-specific materials, with the artwork depicting only the "canon" combination. E.g. the Metalfoes consist of a series of humanoid monsters riding vehicles, and a series of Fusion monsters representing the same characters wearing their vehicles as PoweredArmor... except that ''any'' of the Metalfoes' basic forms can be used as material for any of their Fusions. Most of these fusion monsters make it clear that the artwork is just a limitation in depiction. Like how the card "[=UFOroid=] Fighter" is simply a combination of [[FlyingSaucer UFOroid]] and any Warrior-Type card, with the result adding the ATK and DEF of its fusion materials. The Warrior depicted in that card is "Elemental HERO Tempest" for consistency with its first appearance in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', but the idea behind the card is that the Warrior-type monster rides the [=UFOroid=] and it could have been any other Warrior.

** In general both English and German have quite a few of these as they both commonly combine words to make new ones, however the root words may only have a slight relation to what the compound refers to, be very culturally derived, or whose meaning may have changed or that might not be in common usage anymore.

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* There's a variant of this caused by the "[[NostalgiaFilter reality distortion filter]]" in ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut''. Joy and Sadness interfered with Riley's dream production by barging in while wearing a [[TwoMenOneDress two-person dog costume]] which, through said filter, appears as a real dog to Riley and Fear without Joy's head in its mouth. When the costume accidentally ripped, both viewers saw its innards instead of Sadness who is wearing the hind legs.
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* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Gem fusions have some features from each of their components, but usually put a unique twist on them and/or have features that aren't clearly traceable to any component. The more Gems participate in a fusion, the less influence from each component is visible. Take the five-Gem fusion Obsidian, for instance - if you couldn't see the signature gemstones of her components on her body, it'd be hard to tell ''who'' she's made of.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Gem fusions have some features from each of their components, but usually put a unique twist on them and/or have features that aren't clearly traceable to any component. The more Gems participate in a fusion, the less influence from each component is visible. Take the five-Gem fusion Obsidian, for instance; if you couldn't see the signature gemstones of her components on her body, it'd be hard to tell ''who'' she's made of.

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Gem fusions have some features from each of their components, but usually put a unique twist on them and/or have features that aren't clearly traceable to any component. The more Gems participate in a fusion, the less influence from each component is visible. Take the five-Gem fusion Obsidian, for instance; if you couldn't see the signature gemstones of her components on her body, it'd be hard to tell *who* she's made of.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Obsidian is the fusion between [[Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse Steven]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[Characters/StevenUniversePearl Pearl]] (technically making her a fusion between ''five gems''), and unlike every other fusion between them, she exhibits ''none'' of the characteristics of her components, nor does she bear a resemblance to any other fusion combination between them. In theory, the only defining feature she seems to possess is her hair, its consistency bearing a mild resemblance to Steven's puffy hair, in contrast to the Crystal Gem Temple (implied to have been based on the original Obsidian) which possesses [[Characters/StevenUniverseRoseQuartz his mother's]] ringlets.

* In chemistry, a compound is a substance formed when two or more elements are chemically joined. When the elements are joined, the atoms lose their individual properties and have different properties from the elements they are composed of. This is why salt (sodium chloride) is edible, but elemental sodium and chlorine are highly reactive and poisonous.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Obsidian is the fusion between [[Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse Steve]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[Characters/StevenUniversePearl Pearl]] (technically making her a fusion between ''five gems''), and unlike every other fusion between them, she exhibits ''none'' of the characteristics of her components, nor does she bear a resemblance to any other fusion combination between them. In theory, the only defining feature she seems to possess is her hair, its consistency bearing a mild resemblance to Steven's puffy hair, in contrast to the Crystal Gem Temple (implied to have been based on the original Obsidian) which possesses [[Characters/StevenUniverseRoseQuartz his mother's]] ringlets.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Obsidian is the fusion between [[Characters/StevenUniverseStevenQuartzUniverse Steve]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseGarnet Garnet]], [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[Characters/StevenUniversePearl Pearl]] (technically making her a fusion between ''five gems''), and unlike every other fusion between them, she exhibits ''none'' of the characteristics of her components, nor does she bare a resemblance to any other fusion combination between them. In theory, the only defining feature she seems to possess is her hair, its consistency baring a mild resemblance to Steven's puffy hair, in contrast to the Crystal Gem Temple (implied to have been based on the original Obsidian) which possesses [[Characters/StevenUniverseRoseQuartz his mother's]] ringlets.