History VideoGame / NamcoXCapcom

Pronounced ''Namco Cross Capcom'' ("cross" as in "crossover"), it's a turn-based strategy MascotRPG by Creator/MonolithSoft that was meant to be a [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco Bandai]]-only game until Namco decided that their own characters weren't enough and asked Creator/{{Capcom}} permission to use their characters. The game follows the quest of {{original|Generation}} protagonists Reiji Arisu and his fox spirit partner Xiaomu as they lead an army of Capcom and Namco heroes larger than anything ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' combined could shake a stick at, to save the multiverse as [[strike:we]] they know it from certain destruction by [[LegionOfDoom scores of villain teams]] and a nemesis of Reiji's who has resurfaced after ten years.

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A SpiritualSuccessor and sequel would come years later in the form of ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' for the 3DS, with Creator/{{Sega}} joining Namco and Capcom for the ride, along with Creator/{{Nintendo}} in that game's sequel.

* CloningBlues: Katana, a product of the Ouma Project, is the clone of [[spoiler:Saya]]. Their physical resemblance is questionable.

* DumbIsGood: Felicia was convinced that King was a were jaguars, despite King telling her over and over that he was ''just a luchador wearing a mask''.

* InterfaceSpoiler: If the main chapter objective shows up before any bosses show up on the field and one of the lose conditions includes a specific player unit to not be KOed, then you know that a boss unit that's from the same series as that unit will show up soon.

* SoloCharacterRun: You technically can't pull this off in the main game, however that doesn't mean you can't do it in the final stage where the only designated unit is Reiji and Xiaomu. And yes, it's actually ''faster'' to finish the game with just a solo unit instead of bringing the entire party.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Saya.]]

* BigGood: Reiji Arisu.

* CatGirl: Felicia, naturally.
* CatsAreMean: Played straight with Janga, inverted with Felicia.

* ClothingDamage: Arthur. He can actually invoke this on himself to quickly change out of armor.

* ElementalPowers: Obviously, given the cast. Between Reiji and Xiaomu, however, almost all of your "standard-fare" powers are covered by their moveset.
** AnIcePerson: Xiaomu's [[SwordCane Suiren]].
** CastingAShadow: Xiaomu's SwordBeam, her gun Silver, and the lasers that come out of her fingertips are of the dark element.
** LightEmUp: Reiji's [[RevolversAreJustBetter Gold]] and Xiaomu's Byakkohou.
** PlayingWithFire: Reiji's [[HotBlade Karin]] and Xiaomu's grenades.
** ShockAndAwe: Reiji's Chirai.

* GunsAkimbo: Reiji uses a pistol and shotgun. Xiaomu? ''Two'' pistols.
** SwordAndGun: Both also carry swords which they use in concert with their guns.
** GunKata: And lots of it.

* HotBlooded: Pretty much everyone at somepoint, this being a Banpresto game and all. Even Reiji has his moments when he's not in snark mode.
** The two most surprising ones are Kurino Sandra from Legend of Valkyrie and Mike Haggar of Final Fight. Both are fairly minor characters (and in Kurino's case a fairly subdued one), but their voices in combat are easier louder then half of the cast.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: The fact that [[spoiler:Saya is still alive come ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'']] is already well-known by fans already. Hell, this is ''how'' [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros she debuted in]] [[VideoGame/EndlessFrontier the U.S.]]

* LovableSexManiac: Tarosuke.

* MagicSkirt: Wonder Momo.
* MagikarpPower: Practically almost everyone is a MagikarpPower incarnate when the player first gets a hold of them, the only exception being [[GameBreaker KOS-MOS]]. Helped a lot by the game's systems putting itself in your favor.

* NebulousEvilOrganisation: Ouma.

* NoblewomansLaugh: Morrigan.

* OffModel: The opening is loaded with this.

* PileBunker: ''VideoGame/DigDug'''s Taizo Hori wields a giant one.
* PlotTailoredToParty: Whenever the cast splits up, the [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Gnosis]] will conveniently only attack the groups with KOS-MOS or MOMO and Shion in them so they can cast the Hilbert Effect.

* RatedMForManly

* RunningGag: The real nature of Felicia's fur bikini.

* SidelinedProtagonistCrossover: None of the game's ''VideoGame/RivalSchools'' rep is Batsu, the main character - instead there's Hideo Shimazu and Kyoko Minazuki.

* SpeakingSimlish: Averted with VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} (who has this as a signature trope); Namco opted for him to speak proper Japanese instead. This is because the incarnation of the character appearing in the game was the one from ''Klonoa Heroes'', one of two ''Klonoa'' games (three if you count the language track option in the ''[[VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} Door to Phantomile]]'' UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}[[VideoGameRemake make]]) where the characters spoke a proper language instead of the language relating to this trope.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The ''VideoGame/EndlessFrontier'' games were the first to reuse the battle system's concept ([[CanonImmigrant while also bringing Reiji, Xiaomu, and Saya over]], but ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' truly succeeded the crossover and combination fighting + TBS elements.

* SwordAndSorcerer: The prime example would be the BattleCouple [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga Gilgamesh and Princess Ki]], the latter [[TookALevelInBadass having been upgraded]] from her DistressedDamsel status.

* ThemeMusicPowerup: Whenever one of your units' turns comes up, music from their series will play.
** In addition to being the one song Yuzo Koshiro arranged to represent ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' in this game and thus being used for all the ''Tales'' heroes, "Lion - Irony of Fate" WILL always override the "enemy turn" music whenever Judas appears as an enemy.
* TokenEvilTeammate: [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Heihachi Mishima]].
** Arguably [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Morrigan, Demitri]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Mitsurugi]] and [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Tron Bonne]]. Though most of them fall into AntiHero.

* VerbalTic: Xiaomu has a tendency to add "-jya" (じゃ) to the end of her sentences.

** Hsien-Ko sometimes adds -aru, like a Chinese character in an anime.
* TheVoiceless: ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'''s King and [[spoiler:Armor King]] in ''Namco x Capcom'' have no voice acting (but they do get text dialog). It gets silly with the later, for [[spoiler:he]] doesn't get any pre-/post-battle quotes (at least the former has [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Felicia]] covering him up) and thus ends up standing there being mute.

* DinosaursAreDragons: Invoked, but defied; when [[VideoGame/DinoCrisis Allosaurus]] appears, [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga Gilgamesh]] wonders if it's a dragon, and his partner Ki notes that they should prepare for its [[BreathWeapon fire breath]]. They come from a MedievalFantasy setting with actual fire-breathing dragons, so their confusion is justified, but [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Karin]] quickly corrects them.

* AllTheWorldsAreAStage: The final stage consists of worlds that the characters have visited all joined and mashed together thanks to the BigBad. The level sees you fighting nearly every major villain who had previously been killed in the events of the story — short of [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Grandmaster Meio]], who had been killed in the previous chapter, and [[VideoGame/StreetFighter M. Bison]], who was killed by Akuma instead of anyone in the party — before finally facing 99.

* DinosaursAreDragons: When [[VideoGame/DinoCrisis Allosaurus]] appears, [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga Gilgamesh]] wonders if it's a dragon and [[VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga Ki]] notes that they should prepare for its [[BreathWeapon fire breath]]. [[VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha Karin]] quickly corrects them.

* CrossoverCouple: Taizo Hori from ''VideoGame/DigDug'' and Tobi Masuyo from ''VideoGame/{{Baraduke}}'' used to be a couple, but divorced several years before the events of the game. They're [[WorkingWithTheEx begrudgingly working together]] to save the multiverse, to mixed feelings on both ends.

Pronounced ''Namco Cross Capcom'' ("cross" as in "crossover"), it's a turn-based strategy RPG by Creator/MonolithSoft that was meant to be a [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco Bandai]]-only game until Namco decided that their own characters weren't enough and asked Creator/{{Capcom}} permission to use their characters. The game follows the quest of {{original|Generation}} protagonists Reiji Arisu and his fox spirit partner Xiaomu as they lead an army of Capcom and Namco heroes larger than anything ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]'' combined could shake a stick at, to save the multiverse as [[strike:we]] they know it from certain destruction by [[LegionOfDoom scores of villain teams]] and a nemesis of Reiji's who has resurfaced after ten years.

* {{Gainaxing}}: [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Taki]] in the animated intro.

* SpectacularSpinning: To the point of being able to create lightning (Klonoa). Baby and Mack fall into this category with the majority of their attacks. A number of other characters follow this trope too.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: To the point of being able to create lightning (Klonoa). Baby and Mack fall into this category with the majority of their attacks. A number of other characters follow this trope too.

* FantasticFoxes: Xiaomu ([[AnimeChineseGirl Chinese]]) and Saya (Japanese). And they are [[JustForPun foxy]] indeed.

** Saya, given her role in the plot as well as her ties to Xiaomu and Shougo Arisu, Reiji's DisappearedDad. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed that the [[TheManBehindTheMan true Big Bad]] is [[SealedEvilInACan 99]].]]

* TheHeavy: Joka. He's arguably the most active of all the villains, spreading the "sleeping sickness", invading a Holy Place of Worship while Janga distracted everyone, making repeated attempts to get sacrifices for Druaga and the Soul Edge, and seemingly knowing what's really going on [[spoiler:what with his last words being a hint towards 99's "Mingling of Worlds".]]
* HeroicSacrifice: At the end of the game, [[spoiler:Reiji attempts to pull one to destroy 99 once and for all but suddenly, every single character goes BigDamnHeroes and suggests him to just beat the stinking crap outta her.]]

* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler:Saya went ahead and let Reiji shoot her so that 99 can finally pass through.]]

* OriginalGeneration: Reiji Arisu, Xiaomu, and Saya. Also [[MeaningfulName Katana]] and [[spoiler:[[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere 99.]]]]

** Also, Felicia constantly refering about King as "a fellow Darkstalker" despite King explaining her over and over that he isn't a Darkstalker, he's just a human Luchador wearing a jaguar mask. This long running gag also serves a a setup for another joke, as King (after complaining endless times about how dumb and dense Felicia can be) suddenly realizes that Felicia is a Darkstalker instead of a woman cosplaying as a cat as he believed all along.

** Distant Future: [[VideoGame/BurningForce Hiromi Tengenji]] has graduated space fighter school and [[VideoGame/{{Baraduke}} Masuyo Tobi]] is now her superior officer in the United Galaxy Space Force. Oh, and they've been tasked to arrest [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Tron Bonne and her Servbots]]. As in ''VideoGame/MrDriller'', Masuyo is AmicableExes with [[VideoGame/DigDug Taizo Hori]], who retired from Drilling and became a Digger with [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Mega Man Volnutt and Roll Caskett]]. [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hiryu]] and his enemies recognize [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} KOS-MOS]]'s Hilbert Effect, with [[VideoGame/{{Strider}} Strider Hien and Tong Pooh]] clearly putting out that their forces, who now include the minions of the late [[VideoGame/CaptainCommando Genocide]], already have or know of another source of it. All these characters recognize VideoGame/CaptainCommando and his [[BadassCrew Commando Team]] as the [[CaptainSpaceDefenderOfEarth magnificent heroes]] that they are.