Composite Character in Tabletop Games.
- BattleTech:
- In-universe, this is believed to be the case for the Timber Wolf upon its first appearance in the Inner Sphere. It combines the excellent energy-based direct fire capability of the Marauder (whose serial codes start with 'MAD') and the withering missile-based indirect fire of the Catapult (serial code 'CAT'). Ergo, Inner Sphere analysts originally believed it to be a fusion of the two 'Mechs, and called it Mad Cat as a result. Out-of-universe, it's quite possible that FASA literally did attach Marauder arms to a Catapult chassis to create this design, as the popular and iconic Marauder was stuck in copyright litigation hell thanks to Harmony Gold and they had to make use of the design rights somehow.
- A number of early Clan 'Mechs are possible composites of preexisting 'Mechs, especially the various "Unseens" affeted by the Harmony Gold case. The Hellbringer is a Warhammer body with Marauder arms, while the Summoner is the body of a Thunderbolt (with its distinctive off-center circular missile launcher) mated to Warhammer legs and a Marauder arm. The Gargoyle seems to be part Atlas and part Warhammer, while the Executioner is substantially more Atlas fused with a Victor.
- Diana Warrior Princess: Many characters, based around a future TV show that sees the last 500 years as a Time of Myths to draw from, and seems to assume that only one royal could possibly have a certain name. Diana was married to "Prince Charles", so that must be Bonnie Prince Charlie; Charles's mother is Queen Elizabeth, who must be the same one whose sister was Queen Mary; and that sister must be Mary of Scotland.
- Discworld Roleplaying Game: In the Port Duck setting, Brick's Cafe Ankh-Morporkian is a pastiche of Rick's Cafe Americain in Casablanca; however Brick is just the troll doorman. As revealed in "A Little Job for the Patrician,"
the actual owner is Dooli the Arranger, so named not just because he runs deals but because he also leads the house band. He's a combination of Rick Blaine and Sam (played by Dooley Wilson.) - Doctor Who: According to the 1985 RPG, the Meddling Monk was a previous incarnation of the Master. This does not appear to be the case in any other version of the Doctor Who Expanded Universe.
- Dungeons & Dragons:
- There are a couple of Composite Species:
- Second edition had the Greyhawk dragon, unique to the Greyhawk setting, and the steel dragon (sometimes the Waterdeep dragon) from Forgotten Realms. Both were metallic-grey dragons with a fondness for human society and the ability to take humanoid form to join it. When the Greyhawk dragon was updated to 3.5 edition in Dragon magazine, there was a note that some members of the race had ventured beyond Oerth, where they were known as steel dragons.
- Harpies in the game combine the mythological harpy with the siren. They resemble the mythical harpies in appearance (ugly hag-like women with the legs and wings of a vulture) but they had powers and an MO similar to sirens, using entrancing song to lure victims to them.
- Moloch replaced Lilith as the ruler of the Sixth Circle, and later was himself replaced by Malagard, the Hag Countess, an adviser who recommended that he defy Asmodeus to his face. The Gates of Hell fan supplement instead has Lilith as triune so that she can serve the role of the Hag Countess.
- There are a couple of Composite Species:
- Magic: The Gathering: The Greek-inspired world of Theros features Heliod, the Sun God, who is a blend of Zeus and Helios: He gets his position as (nominal) Top God, and having a spear as his weapon, while his name and sun-connection come from Helios. He also combines the absolute worst personality traits of either, making him into one of the biggest Jerkass Gods in any Magic setting.
- Mutants & Masterminds: In the fan expansion "Davies' World of Freedom 3.5", when introducing the characters from The ALGERNON Files, Davies completely dumps Isaac Steele's canonical heroic identity as Technomancer in favour of making him Dr McQuark from the Champions supplement The Blood and Dr McQuark.
- Victory in the Pacific: Done with locales instead of people. To keep the game manageable, a lot of island bases of World War II are combined. E.g. Lae represents multiple bases on the northern half of New Guinea, Saipan also represents Guam & Tinian, Pearl Harbor & Yokosuka Naval Yard stand-in for all of Hawaii & Japan respectively, etc.
- Warhammer Fantasy:
- The name of the sea god Manann is derived from Manannán mac Lir, sometimes shortened to Manann, the Irish god of the sea, but he's otherwise chiefly based on Poseidon in personality and appearance.
- Myrmidia, a goddess depicted as an armored and spear-wielding warrior, who presides on war and tactics and has strong association with the southern nations, themselves counterparts to the post-Roman Mediterranean, is very similar to Athena. Through her mythology as a deity who incarnated as a mortal to return to her people and lead them to greatness before being killed by a traitor and returning to her divine status, alongside a Tower of Babel equivalent in one version of Tylos' fall, she also has definite parallels to Jesus.
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: The "Kozmo" archetype is a Mash-up of Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz and each card depicted is based on a combination characters/object/settings from each source. This trope applies when a card draws inspiration from multiple things from the same source.
- Kozmo Goodwitch is a composite of the good witches from Oz and Obi-Wan from Star Wars, with elements of Qui-Gon Jinn from the latter (her lightsword is green like Qui-Gon's, and her robes take some inspiration from his).
- Similarly, Kozmoll Wickedwitch combines elements of the wicked witches with Darth Maul (using his distinctive dual-bladed lightsaber) and Darth Vader (she appears at least partially cybernetic).
