| 1 | [[quoteright:2000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1000009057.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:2000:It's [[Series/VRTroopers virtual reality]] [[Series/ChoujinkiMetalder bringing together]] [[Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban dimensions]]!]] |
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| 4 | 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 than one source material. |
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| 6 | 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 plagiarized from. |
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| 8 | A type of CrossOver. Also see CrossoverAlternateUniverse, CompositeCharacter, and BroadStrokes. Often crosses with DolledUpInstallment, but not always. May be a rare example of AdaptationDistillation and AdaptationExpansion at the same time. May take place [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace In Space]]. |
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| 10 | Also compare MergingTheBranches, where the later canon combines several previously mutually exclusive story branches, PatchedTogetherFromTheHeadlines for a story that combines unrelated RealLife happenings, and PatchworkFic, where the amalgamation only occurs in the {{fanfiction}}. See also {{Frankenslation}}. |
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| 12 | !!Examples: |
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| 14 | [[index]] |
| 15 | * [[AdaptationAmalgamation/ComicBookFilms Films Adapted from Comic Books]] |
| 16 | [[/index]] |
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| 18 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 21 | * Several early translations of anime, including most of the work of Creator/CarlMacek, combined episodes/footage from multiple (often unrelated) shows and presented them as one. Generally this happened because American broadcasting favored a SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon, but anime was rarely long enough. |
| 22 | ** ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' is composed by three different anime series: ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' (First Generation, "The Anime/{{Macross}} Saga"), ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross'' (Second Generation, "The Robotech Masters") and ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada'' (Third Generation, "The New Generation"). |
| 23 | ** ''Anime/CaptainHarlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years'' anime combined the 1978 ''Captain Harlock'' show and a different show by the same mangaka called ''Queen Millennia''. Confusing plot holes ensued. |
| 24 | ** A non-Macek example: ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' is a CombiningMecha cartoon, created by Creator/WorldEventsProductions in 1984 with recycled clips from the [[Creator/ToeiAnimation Toei]] anime series ''Anime/GoLion'' and ''Anime/DairuggerXV''. |
| 25 | * ''Anime/ArabianNightsAdventuresOfSinbad'': Besides taking inspiration from the tales of ''Sinbad the Sailor'', the series also adapts elements from various other tales from the ''Literature/ArabianNights'', with Sinbad replacing the original protagonist of those stories. |
| 26 | * ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'': The movie "Anime/StandByMeDoraemon" combines the stories of the first six books... and one story in the seventh book. |
| 27 | * ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' adapts the [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries anime]] but also takes inspiration from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. For example, Ash mainly travels alone, Gary has an older sister, and Bill is much TruerToTheText than his borderline in name only anime version. |
| 28 | * The ''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaReflection Reflection]]''/''[[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaDetonation Detonation]]'' duology in the ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' movie continuity are primarily adaptations of the ''[[VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable Gears of Destiny]]'' video game, while also drawing elements from the main continuity (the weapons in ''[[Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce Force]]'') and ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaInnocent INNOCENT]]'' (the Florian sisters are Granz' biological children instead of robots). |
| 29 | * ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' combines Sherlock Holmes canon with ''Franchise/JamesBond'', merging characters so that one of the Moriarty brothers is "M", Irene Adler is the deadname of a transmasculine James Bond, the mechanic Von Herder is "Q" and Moneypenny works for Moriarty. |
| 30 | * Besides adapting the manga of the same name, the ''Manga/{{Nichijou}}'' anime threw in once-per-episode shorts based on ''Helvetica Standard'', a different manga by the same author. However, as ''Helvetica Standard'' has no continuity to begin with, the only in-series connection is as a ShowWithinAShow. |
| 31 | * ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon'' (the Alola arc of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'') mixes ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' with its UpdatedRerelease ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon''. For example, Lusamine is a composite of both incarnations of Lusamine. She has the toned down, less antagonistic personality of the latter but [[spoiler:still combines with Nihilego]] like the former. |
| 32 | * ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' merges the stories of ''Sun and Moon'' and ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' into one arc, dubbed the "SMUSUM" arc by fans. Previously, there was the GSC arc, which merged the stories of ''Gold and Silver'' and ''Crystal''. |
| 33 | * ''Anime/SecretOfCeruleanSand'' is adapted from ''Facing the Flag'' and ''City in the Sahara'', both written by Creator/JulesVerne. |
| 34 | * ''Anime/TalesFromEarthsea'' largely uses the plot of ''The Farthest Shore'' but with elements from ''Tehanu'' and ''A Wizard of Earthsea''. |
| 35 | * ''Anime/VariableGeo'' is loosely based on the ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]]'' series, which removed the {{hentai}} content and introduced the core story, in which the tournament is part of a sninster plan by [[BigBad Miranda Jahana]]. However the OVA still has stripping losing conditions like the original HGame series. |
| 36 | * Many of the ''Manga/YuGiOh'' video games take elements from the manga and the anime and blend them together, ranging from eye and hair colors to characters and plot points, such as ''VideoGame/YuGiOhReshefOfDestruction'' featuring the puppeteer from the manga and the Kaiba mimic from the anime in the same world. |
| 37 | * In ''Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight'' Anubis's backstory is a mix of Zorc and Aknadin's. |
| 38 | * The Saban dub of ''Anime/MayaTheBee'' aired on Nick Jr. combined 45 episodes of the original series with 10 episodes from the second series, ''The New Adventures of Maya the Honeybee''. |
| 39 | * The ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' films are initially set up as a streamlined version of the original ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' anime, but they end up adopting several points from the [[Manga/NeonGenesisEvangelion manga]], including [[spoiler: Asuka's nature as an artificial human, Gendo's AdaptationalVillainy, and the world being healed from the Angels' destruction]]. |
| 40 | * The 1981 Creator/{{Sanrio}} film ''Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico'' combines the "Unico and Solitude" and "The Cat on the Broomstick" chapters from the ''Manga/{{Unico}}'' manga by Creator/OsamuTezuka. The film's prologue also features Unico's mother and siblings from the "Hometown Visit" chapter making a brief non-speaking appearance. The Night Wind who only appeared in "The Tale of the Fangs of Athens", also appears midway through the film. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 44 | * The ''ComicBook/AmalgamUniverse'' combines characters and backstories from Creator/MarvelComics and Creator/DCComics into a new shared universe. For example: |
| 45 | ** Super Soldier is a combination of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and Franchise/{{Superman}}. |
| 46 | ** Dark Claw is a combination of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}. |
| 47 | ** Iron Lantern is ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/GreenLantern. |
| 48 | ** Lobo the Duck is ComicBook/HowardTheDuck [[CrackPairing and]] ComicBook/{{Lobo}}. |
| 49 | ** Captain Marvel is [[ComicBook/CaptainMarvelMarvelComics Captain Marvel]] and [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]. |
| 50 | ** Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]] [[ComicBook/NickFury running]] ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} and fighting the Green Skull, a combination of the ComicBook/RedSkull and ComicBook/LexLuthor. |
| 51 | * ''ComicBook/AmethystPrincessOfGemworld'': The 2019 series happily mixes tropes and characters from the classic series - Dark Opal as the Big Bad, Turquoise as Amy's friend - 2011 reboot - Amy's mother being in charge of House Amethyst, inter-house politics and corruption among good houses - and even the animated series, which clearly inspired Amy's new design. |
| 52 | * ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' mixes and mashes numerous elements, stories and characters from the games, ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' together to make one canon. |
| 53 | * ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'': Ultimate Marvel adapts, reformulates and mixes elements and stories from all the long history of Marvel Comics. From the Fantastic Four to Cable, from Galactus to the Clone saga, anything is fair game. |
| 54 | * The first ''Literature/AlexRider'' graphic novel was based on the ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' movie while its sequels were based on the books with Sabina Pleasure's AdaptationalEarlyAppearance taken into account. |
| 55 | * ''ComicBook/SnowWhiteZombieApocalypse'' combines elements from classic fairytales, action & horror films and the Kung-Fu genre to get its unique mix of dark comedy. |
| 56 | * ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs''' comic book adaptation of "The Smurflings" combines the plot of both the original cartoon version of the episode and its companion episode "Sassette" into one story. |
| 57 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': |
| 58 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' combines elements of the original Golden Age stories by William Marston with aspects of ComicBook/PostCrisis. Etta and Steve are supporting characters to Diana but Post Crisis villains, Veronica Cale and the Barbara Minerva incarnation of Cheetah are also present. |
| 59 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanBlackAndGold'': "The Golden Age" has the basic premise and characterizations of [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Golden Age Wonder Woman and Etta Candy]] but set in Gateway City. A city Diana wouldn't become associated with or operate out of until the 90s in Creator/JohnByrne's run on ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1987''. |
| 60 | * The Creator/{{Dark Horse|Comics}} adaptation of ''Film/TheEvilDead1981'' ends with [[AllJustADream Ash waking up in the car]] with Linda as they approach the cabin. Addressing that the BroadStrokes ''Film/EvilDead2'' retconned Ash's friends away but kept his girlfriend, Linda. |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/BeastWarsUprising'' is basically an amalgamation of every [[Franchise/TransformersGenerationOne Generation One]] / [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Beast Wars]] ''Transformers'' series made up til that point, freely lifting material and ideas from any and all continuities. The backstory, for instance, is essentially a fusion of the original 1984 cartoon and the Marvel ''Transformers'' comics. |
| 62 | [[/folder]] |
| 63 | |
| 64 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 65 | * ''Fanfic/AnotherJourney'': The story works to harmonize the elements from both the original ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' manga, [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the 2003 anime]], and the ''Brotherhood'' adaptation. The BigBad from the 2003 adaptation, Dante, is one of Father's CoDragons, while the 2003 versions of Wrath and Sloth are now Spite and Misery respectively. |
| 66 | * ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' acts as a mash-up of plot elements and characters from the first three mainline ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' games and ''[[Videogame/FalloutNewVegas New Vegas]]''. ''1'' and ''3'' are the heaviest influences, but Red Eye also takes numerous cues from President Eden and Ashur from ''3'', and most of the major locations visited are also based on locations from ''3''. |
| 67 | * ''Fanfic/HonokasBizarreAdventure'': The ''Franchise/LoveLive'' side of the crossover is primarily the anime, but it also uses elements from other media. |
| 68 | ** Hanayo's mother being a former school idol is from ''School Idol Diary''. |
| 69 | ** Maki wanting to join her friend Omine at UTX before her parents made her enroll in Otonoki is from [[Manga/LoveLive the manga continuity]]. |
| 70 | * ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/166077 LEGO Equestria Girls]]'' combines various bits and pieces from the {{Franchise/LEGO}} franchise. Most of its influences occur from the Clutch Powers movie (you can find it [[https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Lego_The_Adventures_of_Clutch_Powers?id=F5_YTgYuad4 here]]), but the story is not shy about including references to ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' (despite the fact that the first chapter was released ''before'' that movie). |
| 71 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'' combines multiple installments from both ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Almost every character from the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise is set to appear (with the exception being the player character), while multiple ''Pokémon'' entries are referenced through the story. |
| 72 | * ''Fanfic/SonicGenerationsFriendshipIsTimeless'' combines elements and characters from not just pretty much all the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games (even more so than [[VideoGame/SonicGenerations the original game]]), but also from all the Sonic cartoons released at that point, all the Sonic comics released at that point, ''Anime/SonicX'', and even ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'' and the ''VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames'' games. |
| 73 | ** The SpinOff ''Adventures on the Friendship Express'' manages to combine even more Sonic stuff (since it is mostly an original story), to the point where anything that was not in the original is in this one. ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' Hidden Palace Zone? Check. ''Sonic 2'' Special Stage? Check. ''VideoGame/Sonic3DBlast''? Check. ''VideoGame/SonicShuffle''? Check. ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''? Check. ''VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries''? Check. And we are nowhere ''near'' done with this one yet. (And according to [[http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2015/058/e/d/future_chapter_teaser____by_greensonic21-d8jsw2y.jpg this image]], some {{Creator/Nintendo}} properties may actually get thrown into the mix, like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonOmegaRubyAndAlphaSapphire''). |
| 74 | * ''Fanfic/CoreLine'' gets really, ''really'' absurd with these things. As an example, the story ''Fanfic/RegularDinosaurPark'' features an alternate version of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'''s John Hammond that is a living LEGO figurine (so based on the film version) with the additional backstory that appears on ''VideoGame/JurassicParkTrespasser''. |
| 75 | * In ''Fanfic/AmazingFantasy'', Peter's universe combines elements from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', and the main comics, including Peter's divorce from MJ, [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron the Sokovia Incident]], ComicBook/KamalaKhan and Mister Sinister. |
| 76 | * ''Fanfic/IrisHawthorneAceAttorney'': |
| 77 | ** The second case, ''Turnabout Family'', contains elements from three cases: ''Turnabout Sisters'', ''Reunion, and Turnabout''; and ''Bridge to the Turnabout''. |
| 78 | ** The third case, ''Turnabout Crystal'', contains elements from ''Turnabout Samurai'' and ''Turnabout Big Top'', while taking a few characters from ''Recipe for Turnabout''. |
| 79 | * ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' has characters from the main ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games and the main anime, with ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Black and White]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Black 2 and White 2]]'' being the primary source of characters and there's more focus on Risa and Margo on the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries PokéAni]]'' side of things, adapts N's backstory pretty faithfully but with a slight twist as to who corrupted him originally, as well as Mega Evolution being taken from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY X and Y]]'' and Z-Moves taken from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]'', has characters and elements from ''Franchise/LoveLive'', with the ''[[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars Perfect Dream Project]]'' girls and certain [[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival Transfer Students]] having a major focus, has characters from both the Standard and Girl's Side braches of ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'', but with the focus on characters from the Kirameki and Hibikino Sagas as well as Chikara Osako from ''[[VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorialGirlsSide 3rd Story]]'' and Pastel as the main representative of the ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}}'' series. |
| 80 | * Each chapter of ''Fanfic/RickAndTheLoudHouse'' is a combination of episodes from their [[Franchise/RickAndMorty respective]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse series]]. For example, the first chapter, "Left in Another Dimension", combines the plot of "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS1E1Pilot Pilot]]" with the plot of "[[Recap/TheLoudHouseS1E1LeftInTheDarkGetTheMessage Left in the Dark]]". There are a handful of exceptions, however, where some chapters decide to go for a more original plotline as opposed to borrowing elements from either series. |
| 81 | * While ''Fanfic/MapleSugarPrettyCure'' is primarily based on the story of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', some elements from other ''[=PreCure=]'' series find their way in: |
| 82 | ** From ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart'': Abby's mascot is Lulun. |
| 83 | ** From ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'': Mei being a pink leader, a tradition that started with Cure Bloom. |
| 84 | ** From ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'': Abby having fire powers, like Cure Rouge, and a purple colour scheme, like Milky Rose. |
| 85 | ** From ''Anime/SmilePrecure'': Miriam having wind powers and a green colour scheme, like Cure March. |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 89 | * 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 ''WesternAnimation/{{Robin Hood|1973}}''. The final version of ''Robin Hood'' is technically a combination of the Myth/RobinHood legends and the ''Literature/ReynardTheFox''/''Chanticleer'' movie Disney originally planned. Creator/DonBluth later created ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' in the 1990's. |
| 90 | * ''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. |
| 91 | * Disney's animated version of ''WesternAnimation/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}}". |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' combines aspects from the first two books in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain''. It follows the plot of the second book for the most part and uses its title, but uses the Horned King from the first book as the villain. |
| 93 | * Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' doesn't really feature a retelling of the legend of Herakles, instead mixing different characters and storylines from Myth/ClassicalMythology to tell a new story (which loosely adapts ''some'' aspects of the legends) in that setting. |
| 94 | * The ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatLegends'' series fuses elements of both the original eight games (such as the depiction of the Kamidogu) and the reboot trilogy (with many characters' designs being based on their designs from those games). |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': |
| 96 | ** The movie amalgamates the "Mario saves Princess Peach from Bowser" (albeit with Luigi captured instead of Peach) ExcusePlot from the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 first game]] with other games' plot points - Bowser wanting to marry Peach (''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''), Mario fighting Donkey Kong (''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''), and him having worked for Foreman Spike (''VideoGame/WreckingCrew''), among others. |
| 97 | ** All sorts of power-ups from the games, such as the Fire Flower, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Tanooki Suit/Raccoon Suit]], and [[VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii Ice Flowers]], among other things, are collected from the 30+ years of games that ''Mario'' has gotten. |
| 98 | ** The Super Star is stolen by Bowser similar to how it's a plot coupon in games like ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', [[spoiler:while it can also be used as an invincibility item like in the 2D games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'']] |
| 99 | ** ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' is referenced, with the Kongs racing karts as part of their culture. |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 103 | * Often found when you have an action or horror movie from UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}}: they have a shortage of ideas in this area 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''. |
| 104 | * A lot of movies are adapted (most of them uncredited and unofficially) from two novels by Creator/DashiellHammett, ''Literature/RedHarvest'' and ''Literature/TheGlassKey'', which are actually completely unrelated save for the same genre and writer. |
| 105 | ** ''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 the main plot patterns of ''Red Harvest''. The primary example is ''Film/AFistfulOfDollars'', which was considered a plagiarism of ''Yojimbo'' in court. Ironically enough, the official remake of ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', ''Film/LastManStanding'', heavily borrows elements from both ''Red Harvest'' and ''A Fistful of Dollars''. |
| 106 | ** Creator/TheCoenBrothers film ''Film/MillersCrossing'' also combines these novels by Hammett, but borrows elements from both nearly 50% to 50%. |
| 107 | * Film versions of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' tend to combine the first book with its sequel, "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There." |
| 108 | ** The 1933 and [[Film/AliceInWonderland1985 1985]] films both devote their first halves to ''Wonderland'' and their second halves to ''Looking-Glass'', but make them both part of the same [[AllJustADream dream]]. [[Film/AliceInWonderland1999 The 1999 TV version]] takes just three episodes from ''Looking-Glass'' (the White Knight, the Garden of Live Flowers, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee/The Walrus and the Carpenter) and puts them all together in between the Mock Turtle and Trial scenes from ''Wonderland.'' The 1972 British film is mostly jut ''Wonderland'', but it does include Tweedledum and Tweedledee too. |
| 109 | ** The 2010 ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' film is based on a combination of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' and ''Alice Through The Looking-Glass''. The [[Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass sequel]] is, despite debate, in face only based on ''ATTLG'', as this story included Creator/LewisCarroll's poem "The Jabberwocky" (on which the film is also partly based) as some of its prose. Of course, this is only very loosely based on Carroll's work, as pretty much the only things in common are a couple of character names and the premise of a world DownTheRabbitHole. |
| 110 | * ''Film/ArseneLupin2004'' takes its plot from several of the [[Literature/ArseneLupin original stories]], focusing largely on Lupin's history and the crucifix plot with Josephine. |
| 111 | * Soviet 1987 surreal cult film ''Assa'' was adapted from an unpublished short story and song ''Hello, Bananan Boy'' but has excerpts from historical novel ''The Edge of the Centuries'' by Nathan Eidelman, which one of the characters reads, adapted as well. |
| 112 | * ''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 Creator/WilliamSBurroughs, ''Blade Runner: The Movie''. Creator/RidleyScott specifically purchased the rights to the title, and both Nourse and Burroughs were credited in the end credits. |
| 113 | ** Burroughs' screenplay, in turn, was adapted to an already filmed, unfinished film starring Creator/BillPaxton. The resulting movie released as ''Film/TakingTigerMountain''. |
| 114 | * The third ''Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' movie is named after the fourth book, ''Dog Days'', but is equally an adaptation of that book and the actual third book, ''The Last Straw''. |
| 115 | * All the ''Franchise/DieHard'' sequels are based, mostly, on unrelated source material, but maintain John [=McClane=] as the protagonist. |
| 116 | * Russian 1995 Movie ''The Eggs of Doom'' (''Rokovye yaytsa'') was adapted from the short novel by famous writer Mikhail Bulgakov, but had many scenes, characters and themes actually borrowed from his most known work, ''Literature/TheMasterAndMargarita''. |
| 117 | * ''Film/Everest2015'' was based on the memoirs of several of the climbers rather than being a straight adaptation of just one, as the previous TV movie about the disaster had been. |
| 118 | * ''Film/FiveNightsAtFreddys2023'' is based primarily on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1'', with Mike Schmidt being the protagonist and the animatronics using that game's designs, but the restaurant is named Freddy Fazbear's Pizza Place, as in ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'', the murderer (who is only mentioned in passing in the first game's hidden newspaper stories) appears as drawn from subsequent entries (he first appears in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'', wears the Spring Bonnie suit as in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'', and is named William Afton, as in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation''), and Vanessa from ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'' also appears in the film. |
| 119 | * ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' is based on the semi-autobiographical novel ''The Short-Timers'' published in 1979 by former Marine Gustav Hasford. However, the script was co-written by Micheal Herr, who incorporated a large amount of his Gonzo Journalism book ''Dispatches from the Vietnam War''. The result is an odd fusion; the plot is drawn from ''The Short-Timers'', with the first half an extremely faithful adaptation and the second half an amalgamation of events from the second and third stories, while almost all the film's iconic dialog and surreal moments are taken word-for-word from ''Dispatches''. This led to some friction over who would be given full credits. In the end, it was given to both authors. |
| 120 | * {{Anime}} example: The live-action film ''Film/GhostInTheShell2017'' uses elements of the [[Anime/GhostInTheShell1995 1995 animated film]] as well as the second season of ''[[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Stand Alone Complex]]''. |
| 121 | * ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'' primarily adapts the story of Toho's ''Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster'' (Ghidorah debuts as a nigh-unstoppable world-ending threat, and he, Rodan, Godzilla and Mothra all fight with the latter two functioning as humanity's allies by default against the far worse threat). However, the concept of antagonists played by people using sound to try and control the monsters, including Ghidorah, which is what sets up and furthers the plot of the film initially; originates in ''Film/InvasionOfAstroMonster'', which was Ghidorah's second ever movie appearance. Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah and Rodan also all combine various characteristics and events from various earlier portrayals of their characters for this movie, such as Ghidorah being an [[Film/RebirthOfMothra3 attempted murderer of children]] who's [[Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack found buried in millennia-old ice]], or Godzilla getting [[Film/Godzilla1954 hit with the Oxygen Destroyer underwater]] [[spoiler:and needing [[Film/GodzillaVsKingGhidorah a nuclear strike from a submarine to rejuvenate him before he battles King Ghidorah]]]], to name a few examples. |
| 122 | * ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' is a mish-mash of the plots of Toho's ''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'' (exactly what the title suggests), and ''Film/GodzillaVsMechagodzilla'' (Godzilla is framed for attacking humanity, the true source of the conflict is a HumongousMecha made in Godzilla's image as part of a plot to overthrow him). |
| 123 | * [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Almost]] happened, but averted, with the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' adaptations. The original plan was to take the beginning of ''Sorcerer's Stone'' and then re-jig scenes and plot points from the second and third novels to create ''Harry Potter: The Movie.'' But then, a smarter but unprecedented idea came up: "What if our audience could grow up along with the characters?" What might have been an easy cash-in became a straight adaptation of the first book....and then the following six. |
| 124 | * ''Hiruko the Goblin'' adapts two stories from the ''Yokai Hunter'' manga; "The Black Investigator" (Hiruko and his habit of stealing heads) and "Red Lips" (pretty, popular girl gets possessed by AncientEvil). |
| 125 | * Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/TheHobbit'' film trilogy incorporates a number of scenes and elements from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' that weren't used in Jackson's earlier ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings LOTR]]'' films. These include the appearance of the Maiar Radagast the Brown and Saruman deriding him as a weirdo, both of which were related after the fact by Gandalf in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. It also borrows plot elements from the appendices of ''The Lord of the Rings'' and some of Tolkien's writings that were published after his death. Since the studio didn't own the film rights to the latter, they had to do some WritingAroundTrademarks. Still, big chunks of the movies (Azog's vendetta, Kili and Tauriel's romance, Laketown's politics) are original material that Peter Jackson's team came up with. |
| 126 | * After the Film/JamesBond movies started running out of novels to adapt, there were a few which combined elements from various short stories and scenes from the novels that were not used in their respective films (usually with a bunch of extra stuff added even so). |
| 127 | ** ''Film/DrNo'' follows [[Literature/DrNo the novel]] pretty closely, though it also takes scenes from ''Literature/CasinoRoyale'' (Bond using a strand of hair to see if someone's been in his room and his first meeting with Felix Leiter) and ''Literature/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' (Bond fooling an assassin with the three-pillow trick). |
| 128 | ** ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' combines the plots of [[Literature/ForYourEyesOnly "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico"]]. From the former, it draws the Havelocks, Gonzales, and Melina's revenge quest, while it lifts Kristatos, Colombo, and their rivalry from the latter. The scene in which Bond and Melina are keelhauled was adapted from the climax of ''Literature/LiveAndLetDie'', and the Identigraph concept is from ''Literature/{{Goldfinger}}''. |
| 129 | ** ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' combines plot elements from [[Literature/OctopussyAndTheLivingDaylights "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady"]]. "Octopussy" forms the backstory for the film's female lead, while the auction scene was adapted from "Property of a Lady". |
| 130 | ** ''Film/LicenceToKill'' draws Felix Leiter's shark attack[[note]]complete with the "He disagreed with something that ate him" pun[[/note]] from ''Literature/LiveAndLetDie'' and the character of Milton Krest from the [[Literature/ForYourEyesOnly short story]] "The Hildebrand Rarity". Sanchez, meanwhile, borrows heavily from the novel version of [[Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun Francisco Scaramanga]]; Bond's plan to go undercover within Sanchez's operation and bring it down from the inside also parallels how Bond dealt with Scaramanga in the books. |
| 131 | ** In addition to updating [[Literature/CasinoRoyale the original novel]] to a contemporary setting, ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' takes Bond winning a car in a card game from ''Literature/{{Goldfinger}}'', the plot of Bond coming between an unhapilly married couple from the short story "The Hildebrand Rarity" and the name Solange from the short story "007 in New York". |
| 132 | ** ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' contains elements of ''Literature/{{Moonraker}}''. As confirmed by Creator/RosamundPike, Miranda Frost was originally named Gala Brand, which was the name of the Bond girl in the original book. Gustav Graves, meanwhile, is based upon the original novel's version of Sir Hugo Drax. Also, Bond talking to M while separated by glass is a nod to the opening chapter of ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' where a brainwashed Bond attempts to assassinate M, only to be foiled by a plate of glass. Colonel Moon was a nod to ''Literature/ColonelSun''. In fact, he was supposed to the same character, but legal reasons prevented this. Lastly, both ''Die Another Day'' and ''Literature/{{Icebreaker}}'' feature an Ice Palace. |
| 133 | ** While ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' is mostly an original sequel to ''Casino Royale'' unrelated to the short story of that title, elements of other Bond stories were folded in, including ''Literature/ForYourEyesOnly'' (Camille's revenge plot). |
| 134 | ** ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'''s plot of Bond being presumed dead and M writing his obituary is taken from ''Literature/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', while the shooting contest is taken from ''Literature/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''. |
| 135 | ** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' incorporates elements of the book and film versions of ''Literature/OnHerMajestysSecretService'', and the ''Literature/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' novel (Safin's "poison garden" mirrors that of Blofeld in the novel), while featuring a high-stakes plot reminiscent of classic films like ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and ''Film/{{Moonraker}}''. |
| 136 | * ''Film/TheLawnmowerMan'' is a rather weird example, which was "adapted" from a short story by Creator/StephenKing using it as an InNameOnly stunt for an original screenplay. King sued filmmakers to remove his name from the credits, and, especially, the 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) the film actually featured a scene adapted straight from a short story and a dialogue between two policemen taken line-to-line from it. |
| 137 | * ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors'' is mostly based on [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors the 1982 musical of the same name]] but [[Creator/BillMurray Bill Murray's]] Arthur Denton character is based on one from [[Film/TheLittleShopOfHorrors the original 1960 movie]] who wasn't in the play. |
| 138 | * The screenplay for ''Film/NakedLunch'' is based not only on William Burroughs' novel, but also on other fiction by him (in particular, first half of the movie is mostly based on ''The Exterminator''), and autobiographical accounts of his life. |
| 139 | * ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides'' is a combination of ''Literature/OnStrangerTides'' (although it's essentially an InNameOnly adaptation) and characters and plotlines from the previous ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' movies. |
| 140 | * Akira Kurosawa's ''Film/{{Rashomon}}'' combines elements from two different Ryuonosuke Akutagawa stories. Most of the plot came from "In a Grove", while the framing device (of travelers trapped in a gate because of a rainstorm) and title came from "Rashomon". |
| 141 | * The film ''Film/ReturnToOz'' takes elements from two of the Oz books by L Frank Baum: ''Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz'' (which does not feature Dorothy as a character) and ''Literature/OzmaOfOz'' (which does), as well as the 1973 non-fiction book ''Wisconsin Death Trip'' as a historical source. |
| 142 | * ''Film/{{RoboCop|1987}}'': 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 ''[=RoboCop=]'' was the result. |
| 143 | * ''Film/ScaryMovie'' was an amalgam of two separate screenplays. |
| 144 | * ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (unlike the [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 first movie]] which is an embellished adaptation of the first game) combines the basic plots of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' where Sonic meets Tails for the first time and ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' where the duo face off against Dr. Eggman and Knuckles in pursuit of the Master Emerald. |
| 145 | * After seeing ''Film/TheTerminator'', Creator/HarlanEllison thought that it was this for his two teleplays for ''Series/TheOuterLimits1963'': "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 the end credits. Which makes one wonder why he didn't sue the creators of ''Film/{{Soldier}}'', which was basically his short story/teleplay "Soldier" recycled in the universe of ''Film/BladeRunner'' (which also makes it an example of the trope). |
| 146 | * ''Film/TheToweringInferno'': In 1974, a pair of movie studios, Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox and Creator/WarnerBros, 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 a single movie. |
| 147 | * ''Film/ATripToTheMoon'' is based loosely on two popular novels of the time: ''Literature/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'' by Creator/JulesVerne and ''Literature/TheFirstMenInTheMoon'' by Creator/HGWells, though some sources claim otherwise on the latter. Another major source of inspiration was [[Theatre/LeVoyageDansLaLune an 1875 operetta]] of the same name. |
| 148 | * ''Film/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' is based on the first three entries in the novel series, re-working the story a bit and postponing the climax of the first book until after the events of the third, so that the film forms a single self-contained narrative. |
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| 151 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 152 | * ''Literature/TheKalevala'' is an AdaptationDistillation of lots of otherwise unrelated tales and myths from Finnish OralTradition. |
| 153 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 154 | ** ''Literature/WyrdSisters'' is a take on Shakespeare's plays, combining elements from mainly ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' and ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', as well as other works. |
| 155 | ** ''Literature/TheLastContinent'' has two extended sequences directly referencing ''Film/MadMax'' and ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPriscillaQueenOfTheDesert'', though they aren't central to the plot. |
| 156 | ** Fittingly for a story about stories being {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, ''Literature/WitchesAbroad'''s second half is mostly a ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' parody, with ''Literature/SleepingBeauty'', ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood'', ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' getting {{Whole Plot Reference}}s earlier on. |
| 157 | * ''Literature/GoToSleepAJeffTheKillerRewrite'': Two characters from other creepypastas appear here, with elements of their own stories worked into this one. Ben from WebVideo/BenDrowned is Jeff's friend who died from drowning. There is also Jane Arkensaw, from a Jeff spin-off known as ''Jane the Killer'', who appears as a minor character, being Jeff's neighbor who sees him run from his house and calls the police the night he murders his family. |
| 158 | * In-universe in ''Literature/GrandCentralArena'', there's a significant recurring plot point involving a work that's a mash-up of Creator/EEDocSmith's ''Literature/{{Lensman}}'' and ''Literature/SkylarkSeries''. |
| 159 | * ''Literature/TheBible'' and its books are actually an amalgamation of multiple texts. However, there are many debates as to what originated from one text, what originated from multiple texts, how many texts they originated from and so on. For instance, The Pentateuch or The Torah is believed by many scholars to be an amalgamation of four different documents titled as J, E, P, and D by scholars. |
| 160 | * ''Literature/JudgeDee'': The recurring characters come from the author's translation of the first part of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrated_Cases_of_Judge_Dee Dee Goong An]], which was intriguing because of the way it fit Western standards of detective stories better than traditional Chinese ones (the murderer is not known to the audience, the mystery isn't solved by direct supernatural intervention, etc.). The plots of each story were taken from various Chinese criminology texts, with the sources explained in each book's afterword. |
| 161 | * Geary Gravel's ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' tie-in novels, with the exception of the one adapting TheMovie, combined multiple plots from the series, since half-hour episodes meant even a two-parter would be slim pickings on its own. ''Shadows of the Past'' combines several episodes revolving around the origins of Batman and his assistants, ''Dual to the Death'' combines two Two-Face two-parters, and ''The Dragon and the Bat'' brings together all the episodes featuring the ninja Kyodai Ken. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/TheTroySaga'' is a re-imagining of the entire ''Literature/TheTrojanCycle'' along with other sources it pulls from and so is a mish-mash of elements from ''Literature/TheIliad'', ''Literature/TheOdyssey'', ''Literature/TheAeneid'', and [[spoiler: ''Literature/TheBookOfExodus'' ]] |
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| 164 | |
| 165 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 166 | * ''Series/TheHauntingOfBlyManor'' adapts multiple stories by Creator/HenryJames, including ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'', ''Literature/TheRomanceOfCertainOldClothes'', and ''The Jolly Corner''. |
| 167 | * ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' is a SpinOff from the original ''Series/LawAndOrder''. But due to JustForFun/JohnMunch being a regular character, it's also a Spin-Off from ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet''. |
| 168 | * ''Series/VRTroopers'' took footage from ''Series/ChoujinkiMetalder'' and ''Series/JikuuSenshiSpielban'' for its first season. During the second season, the series began using footage from ''Series/SpaceSheriffShaider'' in combination with the ''Spielban'' footage. |
| 169 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': |
| 170 | ** Season 2 of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' combined footage from ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'', specially filmed footage and ''Series/GoseiSentaiDairanger''. Season 3 added ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger'' into this mix. |
| 171 | ** ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]'' retains elements from the previous season ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' (namely, the ranger suits and morphers) and uses footage from ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''. |
| 172 | ** ''Series/PowerRangersCosmicFury'' is the ImmediateSequel of ''Series/PowerRangersDinoFury'', which is an adaptation of ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger''. However, ''Cosmic Fury'' adapts the mechas of ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' while retaining the ''Ryosoulger'' suits. |
| 173 | ** Many episodes of ''Power Rangers'' that will take footage from multiple episodes of the counterpart ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series (or even from other series) and use them in one episode. |
| 174 | ** Episodes of ''Power Rangers'' where they compress a plot spread over two ''Super Sentai'' episodes into one. ''Series/PowerRangersWildForce'' saw the Rangers fight Freezer Org and Retinax in one episode, whereas their counterparts in ''Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger'' took two. |
| 175 | * ''Series/MaskedRider'': |
| 176 | ** While mainly based on ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'', six of the show's forty episodes included footage from the ''Franchise/KamenRider'' films ''Film/KamenRiderZO'' and ''Film/KamenRiderJ'', adapting all but one villain (Garai/Cobra Man of ''Kamen Rider J'') from the two movies as [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]]. |
| 177 | ** ZO's footage was used in ''Escape From Edenoi'' parts 1 and 2 (with separate fight scenes for [[BigBad Doras]] and later a monster from ''Black RX'') and ''Cat-Atomic'' (which again had two major fight scenes, one with the minor monster Koumori Man and one with a monster from Black RX). |
| 178 | ** J's footage was used in ''Saturday Morning Invasion'' (with [[BigBad Fog Mother]] as Ultivore) and ''Ectophase Albee'' (minor monster Agito/Lizard Man). |
| 179 | ** Footage from ''both'' movies was used in ''Stranger From the North'', which began by using J's minor monster Zu/Bee Woman as Hydrasect and switching to ZO's monster Kumo Woman as her more powerful form Arachnida. |
| 180 | * The Mexican {{telenovela}} ''Series/LosRicosTambienLloran'', as well as its more modern remake, ''Series/MariaLaDelBarrio'', are a combination of two radio novellas by Ines Rodena. |
| 181 | * ''Series/TheFlash1990'': The first TV adaptation of ''ComicBook/TheFlash'' in TheNineties have elements mixed from the 2 Flash incarnations until then: Barry Allen and Wally West. The character itself as well the main elements of the series are from former era, being Creator/JohnWesleyShipp as Barry Allen, but various elements were taken from the then actual Flash Wally West: the way his metabolism acts faster than him that makes him eat tons (literally) of food, his relashionship with Tina [=McGee=], the appearance of Linda Park (Wally's LoveInterest) as reporter, etc. |
| 182 | * The short-lived ''Series/BirdsOfPrey2002'' combined parts of [[ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey the comic book series it was named for]] with the backstory for the original version of the ComicBook/{{Huntress}} character. The comics used ex-MafiaPrincess Helena Bertinelli, but the series went with Helena Wayne ([[AdaptationNameChange renamed Helena Kyle]]), [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]'s daughter by [[ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} Selina Kyle]]. |
| 183 | * ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is basically one huge collection of multiple fairy tales put together and told in different ways (though often taking cues from the Disney versions). For example, Literature/LittleRedRidingHood is [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White's]] best friend, WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} makes a deal with Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}, and WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} helps save WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty. |
| 184 | * Many episodes of the TV adaptation of ''Series/JeevesAndWooster'' amalgamated three or four of the original short stories, and drew in elements from other Creator/PGWodehouse works. |
| 185 | * ''Series/{{Earthsea}}'' combines the plots of the first two novels of Creator/UrsulaKLeGuin's ''Literature/{{Earthsea}}''. It makes the shadow from ''Literature/AWizardOfEarthsea'' into a Nameless One he releases from the Tombs of Atuan. |
| 186 | * The first season of ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'' combined the plots of ''The Apocalypse Suite'' and ''Dallas'', but primarily the former. |
| 187 | ** Season 2 is mostly based on ''Dallas'' but ends similar to ''Hotel Oblivion'' with [[spoiler:the Sparrow Academy]] appearing. |
| 188 | * The [[Pt/TiTiTi 2010 remake]] of 1985's Brazilian telenovela ''Ti Ti Ti'' incorporates elements of another telenovela written by the author of the original version, Cassiano Gabus Mendes: ''Plumas & Paetês'', specifically the subplot involving the character Marcela. |
| 189 | * ''Series/TheWitcher2019'': Several, especially in regards to Geralt. In appearance he more closely resembles the Geralt of the book (only carries one sword at a time, medallion has a wolf on it instead of being a wolf's head), while in personality he is more like the Geralt of the games (gruff and taciturn, while in the books he was far more talkative). |
| 190 | * ''Series/TheWatch2021'' uses elements of ''Literature/GuardsGuards'' and ''Literature/NightWatchDiscworld'', as well as other Watch novels. |
| 191 | * ''Series/{{Poirot}}'': The adaptation of "The Labours of Hercules". The original novel is a collection of 12 separate, short cases that are only tangentially connected to one another by the fact that they vaguely represent the titular labours of Hercules from Myth/ClassicalMythology. In the BBC episode, elements from the various short stories (primarily from "The Arcadian Deer", "The Erymanthian Boar", "The Stymphalean Birds", "The Girdle of Hippolyta" and "The Capture of Cerberus") are combined together to make a single case. |
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| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 195 | * The Trashmen's "Surfin' Bird" is a cover of two different R&B hits mashed together: "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow", both originally by The Rivingtons. |
| 196 | * "Of the Night" by Music/{{Bastille}} is a cover version of two songs from TheNineties: Corona's "Rhythm of the Night" and Snap's "Rhythm is a Dancer". As original songs are quite similar, it may took some time to understand what is wrong when you hear Bastille's cover for the first time. |
| 197 | * [=DJs=] often do mash-ups of some famous songs such as using the music from one song and adding vocals from another, etc. |
| 198 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9hM8sCoxNs Stayin' Alive In The Wall]]" (Music/PinkFloyd meets Music/TheBeeGees). |
| 199 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU2Pbm9wtnw Beat It, Trooper!]]" (Music/MichaelJackson meets Music/IronMaiden). |
| 200 | ** DJ Bobby Martini does this a lot, typical example is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZlTg6KtmUU Lullaby In You Eyes]]" (Music/{{The Cure|Band}} meets Music/PeterGabriel). |
| 201 | ** Also songs from Music/DaftPunk and Music/{{Gorillaz}} are some of the most used for mash-ups, even [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwN-oL-b2Rg between each other]]. |
| 202 | ** 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 Music/SystemOfADown's "Chop Suey" with Music/EltonJohn's "Crocodile Rock". |
| 203 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFUCjnoMAhM Bad Squid!!]]" (''Franchise/TouhouProject'' meets ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'') |
| 204 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5qZ_BmJ_-w Do You Miss Me? (Running Mix)]]" (Jocelyn Enriquez meets Music/InformationSociety) |
| 205 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38C0ERYpsDQ Pretty Fly (for a Low Rider)]]" (Music/{{War|Band}} meets Music/TheOffspring) |
| 206 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNJDMICMnfs Children of the Sandstorm]]" (Robert Miles meets Music/{{Darude}}) |
| 207 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5DbsXQE720 Airwaves Never Die]]" (Donna Williams meets Rank 1) |
| 208 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mej_WZMx64M Walking with a Ghost in Paris]]" (Mylo meets Music/TeganAndSara) |
| 209 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/s-ZRr0Rr_Mw We Will Rock You, Amadeus]]" (Music/{{Queen}} meets Music/{{Falco}}) |
| 210 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/MjfmcjVLgFU Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head]]" (Music/KylieMinogue meets Music/NewOrder) |
| 211 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/fRKi2yoojHo Closer to Ghostbusters]]" (Music/NineInchNails meets Music/RayParkerJr) |
| 212 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/28VzUBBeWf4 Plastic Star]]" (Music/MariyaTakeuchi meets Music/SmashMouth) |
| 213 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/a-mrTtKwG70 Get Lucky Again]]" (Music/DaftPunk meets Music/JohnNewman) |
| 214 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/ZQryTLTH56U Never Give Up Your Holiday]]" (Music/RickAstley meets Music/{{Madonna}}) |
| 215 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/nuuqRH9lvfk U Can't Touch My Humps]]" (Music/MCHammer meets Music/TheBlackEyedPeas) |
| 216 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/c2mimsUR-sc Fascinated by Your French Kiss]]" (Company B meets Lil' Louis) |
| 217 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/Mx-eJ_j5atA No More Sad Songs in Ibiza]]" (Music/LittleMix meets Music/MikePosner) |
| 218 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/QgksfOYP0SI Mighty Wings and Hadoukens]]" ("[[Music/CheapTrick Mighty Wings]]" from ''Film/TopGun'' meets "Ken's Theme" from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'') |
| 219 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/edVASS8q980 Maniac Attack]]" (Music/MichaelSembello meets Music/DemiLovato) |
| 220 | ** Music/MeghanTrainor and Music/OllyMurs performed [[https://youtu.be/RXzqovK6zOk a live duet mashup]] of her "Dear Future Husband" and his "Dance With Me Tonight" on ''Series/TheVoice UK''. |
| 221 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/gEADlxROZGE?si=FxGf50YwJ-1zPzm4 Fireflies Kiss Me]]" (Music/OwlCity meets Music/SixpenceNoneTheRicher) |
| 222 | * 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. |
| 223 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b485iM2bUMo The Cutmore remix]] of Music/{{Sia}}'s "Chandelier" sets her vocals to the beat, chord progression and piano riff of Music/JenniferLopez's "Waiting for Tonight". |
| 224 | * Paul van Dyk's trance hit "For an Angel" had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT262A4Sk_c bootleg mashup]] with the vocals of Rachel [=McFarlane=]'s "Lover", which later was the basis for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeBKL2hcdgk an official remix]] by Amen UK with a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong similar yet different synth riff]]. |
| 225 | * Various {{Vaporwave}} and Future Funk songs usually mix two (or more) different songs and convert into one. A good example is Yung Bae's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGpMbUsv4sk Anibabe]]" that mixed an 80s J-Pop song with a 70s Disco song in English. |
| 226 | * A+'s "Enjoy Yourself" amalgamates Walter Murphy's "A Fifth of Beethoven" with Music/MichaelJackson's "Off the Wall". |
| 227 | * "Another Dimension" by Timmy Vegas and Bad Lay Dee: Organ riff of Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" plus the vocodered vocal refrain of Music/BeastieBoys' "Intergalactic". |
| 228 | * Mylo's "In My Arms" combines a vocal hook from Boy Meets Girl's "Waiting For a Star to Fall" with the synth hook from Music/KimCarnes' version of "Bette Davis Eyes". Likewise, "Dr. Pressure" mashes up the vocals of Music/GloriaEstefan's "Dr. Beat" with his own "Drop the Pressure". |
| 229 | * ''Music/Pokemon2BAMaster'' is an album based off of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' anime, but it also acts as one for ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. For example, "2.B.A. Master" is more about Red than Ash, with its references to the Elite 4. |
| 230 | * September's "Cry For You" is a composite of the main riff from Bronski Beat's "Small Town Boy" and the chord progression and vocal melody of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game". |
| 231 | ** Similarly, Supermode's "Tell Me Why" is an amalgam of "Smalltown Boy" with "Why?", Bronski Beat's other signature song. |
| 232 | * Basement Jaxx's "Miracles Keep on Playin'" is a mashup of their 1999 single "Red Alert" (which itself SampledUp Locksmith's "Far Beyond" and Music/TheFugees' "Fu-Gee-la") with The Jackson Sisters' (no relation to Music/TheJacksonFive) '70s hit "I Believe in Miracles". |
| 233 | * Speaking of miracles, Fragma's "Toca's Miracle" mashes up their 1999 instrumental trance single "Toca Me" with Susan "Coco" Brice's vocals from her 1996 house single "I Need A Miracle". |
| 234 | * Film/JamesBond [[https://youtu.be/0dwe7TVVDJk?si=p1zALOrQzYpj35T8 meets the]] [[Theatre/TheNutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy]]. |
| 235 | * "Cold Heart" by Music/EltonJohn and Music/DuaLipa combines lyrics from four of the former's hits: "Sacrifice", "Rocket Man", "Kiss The Bride", and "Where's The Shoorah?". |
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| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Mythology and Religion]] |
| 239 | * While technically ''any'' Myth/{{Arthurian|Legend}} story which involves both the [[Myth/KingArthurAndTheHolyGrail Grail Quest]] and Lancelot is this by very definition, special note should go to ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'', as it was Creator/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 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 least a dozen stories. |
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| 241 | |
| 242 | [[folder:TabletopGames]] |
| 243 | * [[https://store.catalystgamelabs.com/products/battlerun-best-ever-eighth-world-sourcebook-adventure-pdf BattleRun]], an AprilFoolsDay crossover between ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' and ''TabletopGame/BattleTech''. In the ''Shadowrun'' supplement ''No Future'', it appears in-universe as a ''Series/GameOfThrones''-type trid show. |
| 244 | [[/folder]] |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 247 | * ''Theatre/{{Carrie}}'': The musical keeps the parts of both ''Film/Carrie1976'' and [[Literature/{{Carrie}} the book]] as it wishes. For instance, Margaret dies the same way as her book counterpart (via a stopped heart), it returns the frame story of Sue's interrogation from the book, and Carrie [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Sue's arms]] but takes Sue going to see Tommy and Carrie at the prom from [[Film/Carrie1976 the film]] and surviving because Miss Gardner threw her out, and the massacre being limited to the school gym rather than destroying the town. |
| 248 | * 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. |
| 249 | * Evgeny Schwartz's play "The Emperor's New Clothes", in addition to the [[Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes eponymous tale]], also uses elements from "Literature/ThePrincessAndThePea" and "The Swineherd" (on the background of ANaziByAnyOtherName, no less). |
| 250 | * ''Theatre/ShrekTheMusical'' is otherwise based on the [[WesternAnimation/Shrek1 first movie]] but it starts the same as the original book with Shrek's parents throwing him out of their house. |
| 251 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' is mostly based on the Disney film, but incorporates multiple plot points from the Victor Hugo novel. [[spoiler:Shockingly, this includes Esmerelda and Quasimoto's original deaths.]] Any music from the movie has been stylistically and lyrically tweaked to be more similar to [[Theatre/LesMiserables that other Victor Hugo musical]]. One review called it "Music by Disney, darkness by Hugo". |
| 252 | * ''Theatre/JasperInDeadland'' is mainly based off of [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Orpheus]], with some elements from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', and a few cameos by other characters from [[CrossoverCosmology various mythologies]]. Jasper even gets compared to Orpheus and Dante at different points. |
| 253 | * ''Film/SaturdayNightFever: The Musical'' is based on the original movie but ends the same as the sequel, ''Staying Alive'' with Tony announcing that he's going to strut and then walking around to the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive". |
| 254 | * ''Theatre/WesterosAnAmericanMusical'': The play contains both elements of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' that didn't make it to ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and elements from the latter that weren't present in the books. |
| 255 | * Eva Le Gallienne's 1932 stage play of ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' and Elizabeth Swados's 1978 musical ''Alice in Concert'' (originally starring Creator/MerylStreep as Alice and later filmed for TV as ''Alice at the Palace'') both adapt the first book in the first act and its sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass'' in the second act, but make both part of the same [[AllJustADream dream]], with Alice falling asleep at the beginning of the first act and waking up at the end of the second. |
| 256 | * ''Theatre/EvilDeadTheMusical'' is ''Film/TheEvilDead1981'' and ''Film/EvilDead2'' if they both happened in the same night, plus a couple of the iconic lines from ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness''. Ash goes to the cabin with a gang of his friends like in the first movie but bar his girlfriend Linda, they were removed from the BroadStrokes sequel. Then the cabin owner's daughter shows up thinking Ash killed her parents like in the second movie. |
| 257 | * The 2010 Swedish ''Music/DraculaTheMusical'' is mostly lot to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, it borrows heavily from [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Francis Ford Coppola's]] ''Film/BramStokersDracula'' movie. |
| 258 | * ''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'' is supposed to be a continuation of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' book continuity but the HedgeMaze is now a MobileMaze like in the ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' movie and the Flipendo spell from the [[VideoGame/HarryPotter video games]] appears. |
| 259 | [[/folder]] |
| 260 | |
| 261 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 262 | * When Creator/{{Hasbro}} imported Takara's toy lines ''Diaclone'' and ''Microchange'', they were combined in a new franchise with an invented plot: ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''. |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 266 | * 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 ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' games made of engine from one game combined with sprites from another and bizarre translation to fix at least some of the holes. |
| 267 | * ''VideoGame/{{Somari}}'', also a Chinese Famicom bootleg, puts [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], using his ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' character design, in the game world of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. |
| 268 | * The video game of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' actually combines the stories of ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanDeadMansChest'' and ''At World's End'' into one game. This is actually quite odd, given that ''Dead Man's Chest'' is the film '''before''' ''At World's End'', and so the game would have been more expected to be named after the earlier film (since that obviously comes earlier in the game, too) -- or even for that film to have had its own game adaptation previously that excluded it from being part of the later one (it had but on different consoles). The title signifies how the plot of the third film overtook the second. The ''Dead Man's Chest'' story features quite a few game-exclusive scenes as well, some of which show Tia Dalma and even Captain Teague calling for the Pirate Brethren to assemble with every plot point leading ''At World's End''. |
| 269 | * The plot of ''VideoGame/CallOfCthulhuDarkCornersOfTheEarth'' is mostly a loose adaptation of ''Literature/TheShadowOverInnsmouth'', but it also includes elements from another (unrelated) Creator/HPLovecraft novella, ''The Shadow out of Time'', especially in the prologue and the ending. |
| 270 | * ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'': While the games have an original plotline, they incorporate elements of several story arcs and characterizations from the original comics, the [[Film/Batman1989 Bur]][[Film/BatmanReturns ton]]-[[Film/BatmanForever Schumacher]] and [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Nolan]] films, and the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse. |
| 271 | * The video game adaptation of ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' actually consists of that movie as well as the events of ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006.'' The levels based on the latter occur in the game as flashbacks. |
| 272 | * Creator/ElectronicArts' LicensedGame of Creator/PeterJackson's ''VideoGame/TheLordOfTheRingsTheTwoTowers'' is an amalgam of said film and ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. Vivendi Universal's stand-alone ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' game, by contrast, is directly based on the original novel, since they held the rights to video game adaptations of Tolkien's literary works, while EA held the rights to adaptations of the films. |
| 273 | * In the AlternateContinuity mobile game ''VideoGame/HarryPotterHogwartsMystery'', the canonical characters look like they do in [[Film/HarryPotter movies]] but their personalities are more in line with the [[Literature/HarryPotter books]]. |
| 274 | * The Platform/PlayStation version of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' combines the campaigns of ''The Ultimate Doom'' and ''Doom II'', along with adding a few exclusive levels, although it lacks a couple enemies from the PC version such as the Arch-Viles and Icon of Sin. On higher difficulties, ''Doom II'' enemies will show up in ''The Ultimate Doom'''s levels. |
| 275 | * The "Mac Family" ports (SNES, Macintosh, Jaguar, 3DO) of ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' incorporate three bosses from the PC [[MissionPackSequel Mission Pack Prequel]], ''Spear of Destiny''. |
| 276 | * In Sega's 1985 arcade adaptation of ''[[VideoGame/{{Pitfall}} Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns]]'', Stages 1 and 2 are based on the first and second Atari 2600 games, respectively, while Stages 3 and 4 take place in new environments inspired by ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''. |
| 277 | * ''VideoGame/FridayThe13thTheGame'' incorporates any version of Jason you please (except Film/JasonX, for legal reasons), the creepy mother's-head-in-a-shack from the second film [[spoiler: and it even offers the same way to kill Jason]], Tommy Jarvis as he appears in the sixth film, and characters based on archetypes from all over the series. |
| 278 | * The [=PS2=]/Wii version of the ''[[VideoGame/{{Coraline}} Coraline video game]]'' takes various elements from both the novel and the film and puts them together into its own game story. More notably, the tennis court that's in the book but not in the film. Coraline herself in particular is a CompositeCharacter of both her book and movie versions. |
| 279 | * In Japan, ''VideoGame/YokaiWatch3'' was a case of [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo One Game for the Price of Three]], but the English version merged all of the content into a single version of the game. |
| 280 | * A fan hack of ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' ([[https://forums.therockmanexezone.com/mega-man-star-force-dx-t16546.html here]]) merges all of the content from ''Leo'', ''Pegasus'', and ''Dragon'' into one version, while also adding quality of life features from the two sequels. |
| 281 | * The first ''VideoGame/{{Discworld}}'' game has the basic plot of ''Literature/GuardsGuards'', and [[VideoGame/DiscworldII the second]] is more loosely based on ''Literature/ReaperMan''. Both of them star Rincewind, who was in neither book, and borrow heavily from other novels in the series, especially ''Literature/MovingPictures''. |
| 282 | * ''VideoGame/WildArmsMillionMemories'' tries to amalgamate plots from no less than ''six'' games. The widest plot is taken loosely from 1 with elements from 3, 5 and XF woven in. However, Chapters 21 to 30 bring in more elements from 2 and 4, to the point where the stuff from 1 almost vanishes until Chapter 31 and onward. |
| 283 | * ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesSmashUp'' takes inspiration from various aspects of the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' franchise without leaning into any one interpretation. Most of the cast use their designs from the [[WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}} 2007 movie]] but have their voice actors from the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 4Kids cartoon]], the arcade mode cutscenes are done in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage Mirage comics]] artstyle, and Karai is a villain who wants to overthrow Shredder instead of an ally to the turtles. |
| 284 | * Due to hardware limitations, the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance version of ''VideoGame/ContraIIITheAlienWars'' swaps the Mode-7 Top-Down sections with levels from ''VideoGame/ContraHardCorps''. |
| 285 | * The plot of the ''Franchise/{{Moomin}}'' game ''VideoGame/SnufkinMelodyOfMoominvalley'' is mostly based on ''Moominsummer Madness'' (Snufkin destroying signs in the parks, [[spoiler:Moomintroll in prison]], Moominpappa putting on a play), but a few elements, like Teety-Woo and certain sidequests, are taken from ''Tales from Moominvalley''. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 289 | * ''WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsDigitalSeries'': "My Little Shop of Horrors" is mostly an adaptation of [[Film/TheLittleShopofHorrors the Roger Corman original]], but it contains [[Theatre/LittleShopofHorrors a song]], and the ending is happy like [[FocusGroupEnding the theatrical ending]] of [[Film/LittleShopofHorrors the Frank Oz version]]. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 293 | * Episodes of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' not only take cues from ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' books, but multiple promotional medias such as its annuals and magazines. Multiple writers of all these forms have even had direct involvement in the show. |
| 294 | * The ChristmasSpecial ''WesternAnimation/SonicChristmasBlast'' is mainly based on ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', but also includes elements from ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' such as the Robotropolis setting, SWAT-Bots, and Princess Sally. |
| 295 | * The ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE34TheLaughingFish The Laughing Fish]]" is mostly adapted from the comics storyline "The Laughing Fish"/"Sign of the Joker!" (''Detective Comics'' #475-476), however, the final act is largely drawn from the unrelated comic story "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge" (''Batman'' #251). This was mainly due to the fact that the ending of the original was devoted to tying up plot threads that were never introduced in ''[=TAS=]'' or were introduced in a manner that decoupled them from the storyline as presented in the episode as aired. [[note]] "The Laughing Fish" was the climax of two subplots that had been brewing for the past six issues -- that Hugo Strange had discovered Batman's secret identity and was going to auction it off (ultimately adapted three episodes later as "[[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE37TheStrangeSecretOfBruceWayne The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne]]"), the attempt royally pissing off both Rupert Thorne -- who didn't want to pay Strange's exorbitant price -- and The Joker -- who wanted the secret to stay secret for reasons of TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou. Thorne had Strange killed in an attempt to torture the secret out of him, causing Strange to return as a ghost to haunt Thorne throughout the arc. Meanwhile, Bruce had fallen in love with Silver St. Cloud, who had likewise deduced Batman's identity. It terrified her, and she couldn't mentally cope with a boyfriend who could end up killed by any number of costumed maniacs. She ran, inadvertently being picked up by a Thorne who was also fleeing Gotham. Both would return for ''Detective'' 456's climax, however. In it, The Joker tried to kill a third patent office employee in revenge for them not giving him a copyright on his Joker fish, and was also targeting Commissioner Gordon ForTheEvulz. Batman was able to detect him thanks to a device given him by Strange's ghost before he could strike, and the two have a battle on the girders of a skeleton building. Silver watches, scared out of her wits, and after The Joker seemingly falls to his death, she tells Bruce she's breaking up with him, because she couldn't stand worrying every night if he'd survive. Meanwhile, Thorne shows up, driven half insane by Strange's harassment and turns himself into the police, confessing all of his past mob crimes. To avoid all these storytelling headaches, Dini instead took the ending from "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" which depicted The Joker gaining revenge on his old mob because one of them had ratted him out sending him to prison (and neatly explaining his disappearance from the comics for the better part of a decade). Dini replaced the last of the doomed mooks with Harvey Bullock.[[/note]] |
| 296 | * Some episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Moominvalley}}'' combine elements from different ''Literature/TheMoomins'' stories: |
| 297 | ** "The Golden Tale" is based on the ''Moomins'' comic strip story of the same name, but is set around the Moomins putting on a play at Emma's theatre, a part of the novel ''Moominsummer Madness'' that was cut from the episode of that title. And the play is based on Moominpappa's memoirs, resulting in a few set-pieces from ''The Exploits of Moominpappa''. |
| 298 | ** "The Secret of the Hattifatteners" starts off with the short story of that title, and then moves on to the Hattifattener sequence in ''Finn Family Moomintroll''. |
| 299 | * ''WesternAnimation/MastersOfTheUniverseRevelation'' was marketed as a sequel to the 1983 ''[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' but had some elements of the [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 2002 reboot]] such as Prince Adam looking different from He-Man to help keep his secret identity and Robot being built by Man-At-Arms rather than coming from space. |
| 300 | * The first half of the second season of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' is pretty closely based on ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion2008'', but the specific plot point of a Skrull taking the appearance of Captain America because everyone listens to Captain America, only for the real Cap to force him to revert to Skrull form in the middle of a press conference, seems to be inspired by the Sensational Hydra's plan in Creator/MarkWaid's ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''. |
| 301 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'', a show heavy on comic book elements, reinterprets different comic storylines to fit its overarching plot. |
| 302 | ** Season 2: ''Invasion'' combines the titular storyline of ''ComicBook/InvasionDCComics'' (an alien race targets Earth and identifies the metagene) with the 2000s run of ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' (said alien race are the Reach who seek to control Blue Beetle's scarab as part of their invasion). |
| 303 | ** Season 3: ''Outsiders'' acquires various plotlines derived from ''ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders'' (Batman forms his own team when he deems the Justice League unable to stop the current threat and includes Katana and Metamorpho, but the other founding members, being Black Lightning, Geo-Force, and Halo, are part of a team based on Nightwing's later iteration), with the actual name of the Outsiders being taken by a team inspired by the ComicBook/TeenTitans, complete with ''ComicBook/TheJudasContract'' (Terra infiltrates the teenage heroes under Deathstroke's orders). A seasonal plotline involving the Anti-Life Equation is taken from ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'', but like the original ComicBook/YoungJustice, a hero who is used to channel the equation is involved (with Halo replacing Empress). |
| 304 | ** Season 4: ''Phantoms'' combines a few Franchise/{{Superman}}-centric plotlines for its base plot, such as ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' and ''Film/SupermanII'' (General Zod, complete with his [[KneelBeforeZod signature trope]], leads an army of Kryptonians to conquer Earth after being banished to the Phantom Zone, with {{Canon Immigrant}}s Ursa and Non among his forces), and a hint of ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' and ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' (Lor-Zod loosely fills Superboy-Prime's role of attempting to kill Conner Kent in the former, while the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes trying to prevent his death mirrors how they resurrected him in the latter), though the results of the Legion's efforts parallels ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' (a Kryptonian hero is presumed dead, how his death affects other characters is explored, but he later returns alive). |
| 305 | * The ''WesternAnimation/HarrietTheSpy'' cartoon on Apple+ mostly adapts from the original book, but takes elements from the 1996 live-action movie, such as Janie [[RaceLift being African American]]. |
| 306 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'': While the main inspiration is clearly ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'', the series pulls in elements from a wide range of Creator/{{Ubisoft}} titles including ''Franchise/WatchDogs'', ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', and even ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}''. |
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