After approximately a 5000 year delay, Kingdom Hearts III has finally graced stores with its presence. As far as gaming crossovers are concerned, Square Enix's partnership with Disney is only superseded by Nintendo's Super Smash Bros franchise, although niche titles like Jump Force and Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney have their share of supporters.
Certain combinations just feel right. Goku facing off against Luffy and Naruto makes sense, these are characters designed for crossovers. Even if the Super Saiyan is only humoring his opponents, the individual properties are concurrent enough to avoid shattering one's suspension of disbelief. Super Smash Bros' expansive roster houses dozens of characters who share absolutely nothing in common; however, fighting games are equippedꦏ to facilitate for any such discrepancies.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and NieR: Automata could not be further removed from each other, but 2B and Geralt of Rivia both slip-in seamlessly into 's roster. If Kingdom Hearts can combine Disney and Final Fantasy to create a beautiful (albeit confusing) action-RPG series, no crossover🃏 is beyond the realm of plausibility.
Want to test that theory? Look no further than fanart. The internet is stuffed with weird combos that toe the line between absurdity and brilliance. Here are 25 fan pictures 0f video game crossovers nobody ♎asked for!
25 Metaꦿl Gear Payne 🅷
Along with defining the stealth-action genre, Metal Gear Solid's convolutꦡed storyline is its main claim to fame. Blending anime tropes and enough cheese to inadvertently trigger a lactose intolerance epidemic, Hideo Kojima's plot seems specifically designed to confuse players. That's not to say there are no moments of brilliance, but reaching the gold requires sifting through hours of nonsense.
Max Payne is not free of contrivances, but the games stick to one timeline and a single protagonist. In terms of gameplay, Max Payne is a Hollywood blockbuster to Metal Gear Solid's supernatural thriller. Are we interested in seeing such a crossover come to fruition? Yes, but only because Max Payne deserves a comeback!
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24 Samus Aran's Replacement ♛
With the exception of perhaps Lara Croft, Samus Aran is gaming's leading lady. Metroid inaugurated its own genre, with the heroic protagonist quickly establishing herself as an icon of the industry. Recent generations have not been particularly kind to the bounty hunter, but Metroid: Samus Returns pr🥀oved to be a decent throwback to t🌄he franchise's glory days.
Overwatch serves as a testament to Blizzard Entertainment's undeniable talent for creating instantane♓ously recognizable mascots. Even if the shooter's lore were to be ignored, a user should be𒁃 able to decipher a character's personality solely from their design. knows a thing or two about power suits.
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23 🦄 🌟 Danteratsu
Clover Studio created six brilliant games, earned an infamous from IGN, and birthed PlatinumGames. Due to lackluster sales, the studio's time was cut painfully short by Capcom; subsequently, the publisher spent the next decade porting Ōkami to every console known to man.
Resident Evil 2 marked Hideki Kamiya's directorial debut, and the developer followed up this horror masterpiece with Devil May Cry. Eventually, Kamiya joined Clover Studio and directed Ōkami, a gorgeous ce🦄l-shaded masterpiece starring the goddess of the sun, Amaterasu. Technically, Dante and Amaterasu share the same father. Some versions of refer to Amaterasu as the "mother of all," which makes her Dante's mother and sister.
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22 🔯 ♐ Lara Croft Raids A (Medi)Evil Tomb
In theory, MediEvil and Tomb Raider should be a match made in Sony heaven. While the latter was a far bigger commercial success, both properties helped define the PlayStation One era. Through countless uneven sequels and multiple timelines, Lara Croft earned the right to be mentioned alongside the likes of Samus Aran and Princessꩵ Zelda; meanwhile, Sir Daniel Fortesque faded into oblivion after merely three entries.
2013's Tomb Raider reframed the legendary explorer as a gritty survivor who sporadically raids tombs. Modern Lara is simply too realistic for a MediEvil crossover. With a remaster announced for , S🐓ir Daniel Fortesque could be set for a resurgence.
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21 🍃 Mega Man Wishes Upon ﷽A Metroid
Okay, this art piece simply oozes adorableness. Mega Man and Metroid share a few things in common. Both licenses started🥃 out as 2D platformers, peaked during the 80s and 90s, suffered a noticeable dip in quality, and fell out of favor with their respective publishers. Recently, both series spawned decent games that helped revive interest in the license.
Nevertheless, Rock and Samus Aran's interactions should be limited to the occasional match in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Is an explanation really necessary? All the adorablene♛ss in the universe cannot hide the fact that Samus and Rock hail from wholly different worlds.
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20 ꧅ Animal Magnetism 🤡
Following the turn of the century, gaming companies elected animal mascots as the perfect protagonists to spawn seemingly neverending franchises. With the exception of Sega's blue hedgehog, every other character involved in this crossover was conceived during the PlayStation 2's era. For better or wor🐠se, Sonic is the only member who still has something resembling a career.
How about a sequel to 2016's Ratchet &a🧸mp; Clank? No, but Sonic Forces eꦦxists.
Sonic's need for speed limits the hedgehog's crossover potential; on the other hand, the rest of the guys compliment each other quite well. If Crash Bandicoot's post-Naughty Dog sequels are anything to go by, Sony's studio must handle an🎃y crossovers involving one of their properties.
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19 💎 Spot The Odd One Out...
Which of these characters should feature in a crossover? Obviously, Tomb Raider's Lara Croft and Uncharted's Nathan Drake are basically the same Indiana Jones-shaped person; therefore, Tomb Raider: Uncharted is a no-brainer. Devil May Cry's trademark combat does not really suit any of the other licenses' mainline entries, but Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is an easie🌼r pill to swallow. Daꦏnte's inclusion might even atone for Genesis Rhapsodos' existence.
Alongside six heroes, the artist threw in an additional helping of wicked charm in Far Cry 4's Pagan Min. Not to take anything away from the villain's capabilities, but Link and Ezio are slightly more competent than Far Cry's average protagonist.
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18 💝 Sonic Gets A Helping Fi♒n
In an alternate reality, Ecco the Dolphin survived the mascot wars to become Sega's poster animal. Unfortunately, the 90s could not resist Sonic's rebellious personality. Along with 1992's original, Ecco the Dolphin spawned three sequels, including a sixth generation 3D game released in 2000. This might be an unpopular opinion, but Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future is superior to any 3D Sonic game. Yes, we have played Sonic Generations, Sonic Adventure, and Sonic Colors. Ecco the Dolphin is better.
This crossover would never work. Ecco iꦰs a fish. Where do fis🌼h tend to live? Exactly! Sonic and water do not mix.
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17 Soldiering On In The Wor﷽st Fallout Game
Amusingly, 's crossover predates Fallout 76 by a number of years. In retrospect, the author may have been better off opting for another number. Unfortunately, Overwatch took this decision out of the artist's hands. A former Overwatch agent turned whistlebloweꦫr, has taken it upon himself to expose the truth behind the agency's collapse. The subject of a global manhun♔t, Soldier is essentially Blizzard's Jason Bourne.
Minus the shaky cam.
Fallout 76 ruined Bethesda's reputation, and nobody really wants to be associated with the c༺ompany's failure of an online shooter. Blizzard's games are too polished to mix with Bethesda's buggy messes.
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16 𓂃ꦜ The Dark Jon Rises
Game of Thrones and Batman are not predominantly associated with gaming, but both franchises have dipped their toes into the industry. While the former's track record leaves something to be desired, the Dark Knight's Arkham series redefined modern action games. Putt🐟ing aside the comics, recently, Bruce Wayne has encountered the most🐻 success in video games.
Jon is a fine enough character, but the dude is not fit to wipe Batman's boots. Even if DC's superhero tends🥃 to﷽ use his fists to solve most problems, Batman's biggest strength is his intelligence. Jon Snow knows nothing; ergo, he cannot be the world's greatest detective.
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