Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I've come across many a crossover in my time reading stories on AFF.Net. Some where great, others made me wanna cry. So, what crossovers do you see that make you pass up a fic completly? I have so far been scared by the following: Harry Potter/Gundam Wing Harry Potter/LOTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xax Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 When I'm browsing around and I see a completely nonsensical crossover I just have to read the fic in question: it's either going to be really well done or really /badly/ done, and either way it'll be an, uh, interesting read. Just recently I found a Green Day+fairy tale (Beauty and the Beast) fusion, which I'll probably go back and read fully later (I got halfway through the second chapter before the urge to dissolve into giggles became overwhelming). Also, I vaguely recall a Gundam Wing/FFX crossover. All I remember about the fic itself is that Duo was Auron's kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melody Fate Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I pretty much believe if someone has the skills, they can make any crossover work. I saw a DBZ/HP crossover once that worked. On the other hand, a poor writer couldn't even make an Angel/Buffy crossover work. Actually, HP/LOTR could work in it's own way. I don't see the two worlds as that outlandishly misplaced when I think about it. Harry Potter, both fortunately and unfortunately works well for crossovers because of the magic element. It gives you an easy way to get characters from one world into another and vice versa. I suppose though, if I saw a "P0rn star meets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, hot sex to follow" would turn me off completely. Then again, I'm frightened of reading the Kids Next Door fictions I see on this site and they're not crossed over with anything. Just the whole concept of kids 10 and under having sex is my squick point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I'm not partial to HP/Star Wars or HP/Naruto, (I find Naruto himself to be quite annoying, personally). I generally avoid the cross-over thing, unless something really seems to click. One of my pet peeves are the PotO stories set in present day. Dudes, Erik dies before the turn of the century...the 20th century! I wouldn't mind so much if those were coded as AU, but they usually aren't, which only makes me think of some 160 yr old guy running around modern day Manhattan or whatever. But that's just my quirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Melody Fate Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 One of my pet peeves are the PotO stories set in present day. Dudes, Erik dies before the turn of the century...the 20th century! I wouldn't mind so much if those were coded as AU, but they usually aren't, which only makes me think of some 160 yr old guy running around modern day Manhattan or whatever. But that's just my quirk. Wasn't there an actual book published about that? Not a fanfiction, but a real book, taking place in the early 20th century? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoryJunkie Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I've only read one Xover, and only because I knew the person who wrote it. It was hilarious. (Sesshomaru X Naruto) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Wasn't there an actual book published about that? Not a fanfiction, but a real book, taking place in the early 20th century? Hmm...I don't know. I know there was a book back in the '80's that a lot of phans like, but I've never read; from what I heard about it, I always thought it was a prequel. I'm not a rabid PotO type, I just liked the orignal novel well enough to write one fafic and leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foeofthelance Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I guess it really does depend on the crossovers. I've got two I'm working on, a Mechwarrior/Star Wars crossover, which only ignores timing of the two universes. (Star Wars took place in the past, Mechwarrior takes place several thousand years from now.) and a DBZ(GT)/Yu-Gi-Oh crossover based off a crack I made about Super Saiyajin Yugi. What makes or breaks it depends on the characters and how they react it to the worlds mixing. Take the BGZ/YGO crossover for example. The mix is done through Millenium magic, which canon already shows has the ability to cross world boundaries. It crosses DBZ by tapping into the cards during a duel. The YGO characters handle it rather well, because they've done it before, in the cyber realm and the monster realm. The DBZ characters thin they're all nuts. Making Yugi a super saiyajin would never work, but having them all confuse him for one because of the Pharoah's manifestations does. Kaiba treats it as a game world, an expects it to fit the patterns etc. The trick is making sure the characters fit they're personalities, not the world's personalities. In the above LOTR/HP fic, if Legolas is a student at Hogwarts, it fails. Because then he's no longer the Elven Archer Legolas, but a wizard that just happens to physically resemble that character. If instead Harry accidentally summmons him from a copy of the Return of the King, and Legolas proceeds to threaten Harry with an arrow to the skull fearing a Sauronish plot, then it is believeable, because he reacts in character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Usually, what I see is a shameless attempt to pair up characters from differant worlds. When I read the Harry Potter/Gundam Wing fic, it was an abvious and shameless excuse to write Harry/Wufei. AU, thankfully, but it was poorly written. 44 chapters of pure CRACK!train wreckage. Terrifying stuff (and yet... I read all 44 chapters... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy_lovechild Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I don't think that I've ever read a crossover fic. *Thinks* Ummm...No, I really can't recall. Perhaps it's just that a lot of the ones I've run into seem absurd. Well... "Hellsing" and "Vampire Hunter D" seemed pretty plausible, but it also seemed like a reason to write Alucard/D slash. *shrugs* I don't know. I just don't like mixing my fandoms. It's hard enough to keep canon straight in one without trying to make two canons work without compromising too much with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quamp Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 One I recently saw (not on AFF.net) was called Heero Potter (a Gundam Wing/ Harry Potter crossover.) Crossovers are a little more trickier than regular stories. The biggest question would be how do the characters interact with each other. If you're really wanting to see lots of badfic, just visit http://www.godawful.net . Of course, there are so many people there that they often have bandwith overloads. Generally, if something looks like it won't work, chances are it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Samurai Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I decided, after seeing a crossover of Aa, Megami-sama! and the Metal Gear Solid series, that there is almost nothing in the world of 'fic that can surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotanAnubis Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I decided, after seeing a crossover of Aa, Megami-sama! and the Metal Gear Solid series, that there is almost nothing in the world of 'fic that can surprise me. Hmm. Sounds like a challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big Samurai Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 If you can create a crossover that tops that, Wotan, you deserve many Naughty Points. As you can see, I have a bit of a stockpile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Serenanna Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 You know. I've had the inane idea to do a World of Warcraft/Full Metal Alchemist crossover as part of my little series. One Wish spell can mess up alot of things if worded right, including world-hopping with a purpose. It still seems cracked to me since it'll involve one female OC with an intent and a romantic subplot with a canon main character (Al) that could potentially hover on the edge of Sue-dom or be a good character. So, I don't know. It's still there, ticking in the back of my head like a time bomb waiting to be written or blown up in my face. Sere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotanAnubis Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 If you can create a crossover that tops that, Wotan, you deserve many Naughty Points. As you can see, I have a bit of a stockpile. Unfortunately, I don't know Aa, Megami-sama!, so I don't really know what I'm up against. I was thinking, maybe, Maria-sama ga Miteru and Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution. But I'm not quite sure if that's weird enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Evil_Labs Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Space Battleship Yamato/Kenshin. Do -that-. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotanAnubis Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Space Battleship Yamato/Kenshin. Do -that-. lol Oh, no, I couldn't possibly do -that-. Possibly because both titles mean absolutely nothing to me. In the I've-never-heard-of-them-before-just-now sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I think I've seen a Sonic the Hedgehog / Potter crossover. That. . . that was just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lightgoddess Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I actually usually shy away from X-overs unless I know the author is a good writer. I read a HP/LOTR that worked well and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I tried to read a BtVS/HP and was lost in about 3 seconds. I agree completely that a good cross-over actually depends on the author and how well they can keep the characters IC. Of course, I'll try to read anything.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookworm51485 Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 I pretty much believe if someone has the skills, they can make any crossover work. I saw a DBZ/HP crossover once that worked. On the other hand, a poor writer couldn't even make an Angel/Buffy crossover work. Actually, HP/LOTR could work in it's own way. I don't see the two worlds as that outlandishly misplaced when I think about it. Harry Potter, both fortunately and unfortunately works well for crossovers because of the magic element. It gives you an easy way to get characters from one world into another and vice versa. I agree completely, I like the idea of HPNaruto crossovers but some of them are truly horrible. I can only think of one that I really liked, but the author hasn't updated in months But I think I did see one that just struck me as being really odd, it was a Naruto/Gravitation Crossover. Very random and just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightScribe Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 I think I've seen a Sonic the Hedgehog / Potter crossover. That. . . that was just weird. That's pretty...uh...wacked. Just today, as I was committed to blowing off working while my supervisor was at a seminar, I stumbled across a Nightmare on Elm Street/HP fic. It was pretty gruesome and I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. Voldemort (or was it Freddy?) having a chimera rape Sybil Trelawny. Weird, man. But I admit I was skimming through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike256bit Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Well, she probably deserved it. You don't mess with divination without inviting the beast upon your vagina. It's science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alien Pirate Pixagi Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Well, she probably deserved it. You don't mess with divination without inviting the beast upon your vagina. It's science. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pink Lace Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Huh? I am surprised people don't like crossovers. I love them lots! They are so funny most of the time. I thought the whole idea of crossovers was for the humor. I rarely see dead serious crossovers. ...oh do you mean adult fanfiction crossovers? *thinks* I liked the few that I read but they were PWP. I think if a fic is unashamedly PWP, readers should take it as such or not read it and complain about the mostly nonexistent plot. Sometimes there is no plot, just smut. *shrugs* I enjoy PWP (crossover or not) fics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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