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{{trope}}
[[The Verse]] is usually referred to with a show or [[
In terms of how things work within the universe, the [[Buffy Verse]] is set up by [[Mutant Enemy]] in such a way that [[Our Vampires Are Different]] in a (fairly) uniform fashion, and certain characters can move back and forth between shows and refer to events on the other show as if they are in the same world. Such things are often defined in the [[Universe Bible]], the one true repository of [[Canon]]. These bibles may be condensed to a [[Universe Compendium]], or published as a [[Universe Concordance]]. Some universes, [[Shared Universe|the shared variety]] especially, have a pretty strict and orderly [[Canon]]. Others, especially those with many authors, spread across different media and over a long period of time, go all over the place. Most of them reside somewhere in-between.
Many '
It is interesting to note that ''Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction'' credits [[Orson Scott Card]] as the inventor of this term. He, however, says someone simply put the word ''Enderverse'' on a book jacket, and Card was credited for it. "The thing is, I hate that word. I didn't coin that word. And yet because it's on the title of a book of mine, my name is attached as if I made it up." Is it more likely then that the Trope Namer is ''[[Firefly]]'' (See below for details).
One notable thing about the creation of [[crossover]]
A [[Shared Universe]] refers to a fictional universe written by more than just one or two people. [[Expanded Universe]] means a kind of secondary canon to the main [[Canon]], in other media. See also the closely related term [[Canon]]. See also [[Canon Welding]] and [[Alternate Continuity]].
Not to be confused with [[Poetry|Verse]].
{{examples|Verses with their own pages on All The Tropes}}
* [[Academy of Superheroes]]
* [[BattleTech Expanded Universe]]
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** It's worth noting that for about thirty years, the [[Marvel Universe]] included the entirety of the [[Conan the Barbarian]] verse. While many other established, licensed verses have been peripherally tied to the MU (the worlds of [[The Elric Saga]], [[Doctor Who]], and the [[Transformers]] have all been shown to be part of the larger Marvel Multiverse), only Conan was integrated quite so solidly into Marvel Earth's history, with ties to the Serpent Crown, the evil wizard Kulan Gath, [[Sub-Mariner|Namor's Atlantis,]] etc. Marvel no longer owns the comic book rights to Conan, and can [[Writing Around Trademarks|no longer directly mention that section of Marvel Earth's history.]]
* [[Metabarons Universe]]
* [[Nasuverse]], the 'Verse of Kinoko Nasu, including ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]], [[Tsukihime]], [[
* [[Nick Verse]]: [[Nickelodeon]] equivalent to the [[DCLAU]]. The basic [[Nick Verse]] is comprised of [[Drake and Josh]], [[Zoey 101]], [[
** The extended [[Nick Verse]] also includes ''[[Big Time Rush]]'' and [[The Naked Brothers Band]] and ''every actor who played a role on any of those shows'' as well as the cast of ''[[All That]]'' due to a [[Throw It In]] attitude to continuity which means [[Celebrity Paradox]] is averted and all the characters who look like the stars are considered separate people.
* [[Noon Universe]]
* [[Overside]]
* [[
* [[Potter Verse]]
* [[Power Rangers]] <ref>Makes an occasional [[Shout-Out]] to Dagobah and Gallefry, suggesting some crossover or possibly a shared setting with the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] and the [[Whoniverse]].</ref>
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* [[The Strangerverse]]
* [[Surrealverse]]
* [[The Teraverse]], which itself is part of a larger Verse, ''[[A Brane of Extraordinary Women]]''.
* [[Tortall Universe]]
* [[Transformers Aligned Universe]]
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* The [[Whateley Universe]], which now has something like 16 Canon authors writing over 20 different main characters, as well as a slew of fanfic authors (who are collected on the same site).
* [[Whoniverse]], a sprawling continuity inhabited by ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and its spinoffs. Known for being [[Timey-Wimey Ball|wildly internally inconsistent]]; fortunately, no one much cares.
{{examples}}
== Anime and Manga ==
* The universe centered on the [[CLAMP]] school
** And, in a larger sense, the entire ''CLAMP'' multiverse (as shown in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'').
* The
* "Turn A Space" as a way of uniting all ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' series preceding ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Gundam SEED]]'' into one continuity. Named after ''[[Turn
** The name comes from the supposed original concept of ''[[Turn
** The "Turn A" in the title describes an inverted "A", the mathematical symbol meaning "For all", used in equations describing statements that apply to every member of a set.
* The ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' multiverse.
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** Also ''[[Mao-chan]]'', which cast was once visiting the Hinata Inn (from ''[[Love Hina]]''), where they (most probably) met Naru.
* Several works of [[Shirow Masamune]] seem to take place all in the same universe, at different points of time. ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' is set in the 2030s (depending on the adaptation), ''[[Real Drive]]'' in 2061, and ''[[Appleseed]]'' about 100 years later. While no direct connections are made, Dominion, Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell all feature the small arms manufacturer ''Seburo'', which is usually the brand of choice for the main characters. The TV adaptation of Ghost in the Shell has even further ties to Appleseed, with references to The American Empire/Imperial Americana, Poseidon Industries and Bioroids. ''[[Real Drive]]'' not only features prosthetic bodies, Operator androids, and cyberbrains from [[Stand Alone Complex]], but delves a bit deeper towards the benefits and problems to having or not having a Cyberbrain and being connected to the net in a society that depends on it. It also mentions a technological advancement of {{spoiler|The Japanese Miracle radiation scrubber technology that Gohda invented}}.
* The Naritaverse, for lack of a better term, entails the four light novels ''[[Baccano!]], [[Vamp]], Etsusa Bridge, and [[Durarara!!]]'', written by Ryougo Narita. There is only some overlapping here and there, though, and never enough to change plot lines.
* [[Key Visual Arts]]'s Season verse of [[Kanon]], [[AIR]], and [[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]].
* The manga, anime, and novels of ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' are all parts of a single 'verse.
== Comics ==
* [[Image Comics]] originally tried doing that. The first few issues of their early titles had [[Continuity Nod
** The Kirkmanverse contains of ''[[Invincible]]'', Invincible Presents: Atom Eve and Rex Splode, Astounding Wolf-Man, The Pact, Guarding the Globe, Brit, Capes, Tech-Jacket, Haunt, Superpatriot: America's Fighting Force, and Superpatriot: War On Terror. Pretty big for a fictional universe written by one guy.
* The Motterverse: Consists of Mr. X, Electropolis and Terminal City, all created by Dean Motter.
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* The Millsverse consists of everything [[Pat Mills]] wrote in British comics, including such strips as ''[[ABC Warriors]], [[Nemesis the Warlock]], Invasion!, Savage,'' and ''Flesh''. The Dreddverse may be a subset, [[Depending on the Writer]].
* Chimaera Studios' superhero comics always took place in a shared universe, but it wasn't obvious aside from a few cameos/references until Chimaera Studios released its first team book, ''Consortium of Justice'' and used to connect a few other titles.
* Arguably, [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe|the Scrooge McDuck comics]] (and, by extension, the shows '' [[DuckTales (1987)]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'') are in their own universe, with shared elements and even a few crossover characters. At one point they even tried a crossover with the then entire [[Disney Afternoon]] cartoon series then extant.
** Said crossover was the five-part story ''[[The Legend of the Chaos God]]'', which ran in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' in the 1990s. The story linked ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' with ''[[Tale Spin]]'', ''[[Goof Troop]]'', and (with some fudging) ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''.
* [[Fables]] is a surprisingly very large and expanded universe not created by a major company. It includes the main series Fables, Peter and Max: A Fables Novel, Jack of Fables, The Literals, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall, Fables: The Last Castle, Cinderella: Fables are Forever, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love, and Fairest.
* The [[DC Universe]] and [[Marvel Universe]] are two of the most widely recognized universes in comics.
* [[Arran Verse]] — ''Elfes'', ''Nains'', ''Orcs et Gobelins'' series by Nicolas Jarry.
== Fan Fiction ==▼
* The ''[
* As mentioned in Comics, ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', having inherited the [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]]. Arguments have been made for including ''[[Tale Spin]]'' as well; ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' although Dale did mention watching cartoons featuring a big dumb duck and there was one alternate universe that 'borrowed' Darkwing's
* The ''[[Oneiroi Series]]'' and its various branching realities.▼
* The [[Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness|DAYDverse]] based on an alternate-POV telling of ''[[Harry Potter
* All of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fics on [[Rich's
* There is
* ''[[The Secret Return of Alex Mack]]'' has spawned a 'Verse that as of 2017 is being populated by a dozen different writers, called [[The Teraverse]] for the central figure of the timeline. In an unusual situation, the Teraverse is part of a larger continuum, called by the original author ''A Brane of Extraordinary Women'', which includes at least a half-dozen other universes (including that of Chris Dee's ''[[Cat-Tales]]''), as documented in the precursor to ''The Secret Return'', ''[[The League of Extraordinary Women]]''.
== Film ==
* All of [[Quentin
** Vincent and Mr. Blonde from [[Pulp Fiction]] and
** Big Kahuna Burger, a fictional fast food chain has been in [[Pulp Fiction]] and [[From Dusk
* [[Alien (franchise)|Aliens]], [[Predator]], and [[Alien vs. Predator|Aliens vs Predators]], according to [[Fox]], are all in the same universe. This includes all the movies, comics, books, and video games.
* The [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] includes [[Iron Man
* [[The View Askewniverse]] consists of everything by [[Kevin Smith
* [[A Nightmare on Elm Street
** [[The Evil Dead]]'s protagonist Ash then joined the universe in [[Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash]], a comic book limited series.
*
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** It's long been speculated that ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful]]'', and ''[[Home Alone]]'' also take place in the Shermerverse, since those movies were written (but not directed) by Hughes and feature similar themes.
** ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'' explicitly takes place in Shermer (Lisa is seen teaching the Shermer High gym class at the end), though it has its own [[Speculative Fiction]] internal logic that is inconsistent with the other canon Shermerverse movies.
== Literature ==
* The [[Enderverse]] is the [[Trope Namer]], [[Creator Backlash|although technically the creator wishes it never was]] (see the summary of the trope above), which includes ''[[Ender's Game]]'', the ''[[Speaker For The Dead]]'' trilogy, the ''[[
* ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', which is more like a multi-media set of [[Alternate Continuity|alternate continuities]].
** Lampshaded in ''Mostly Harmless'', which explains away all the different continuities by talking about how the universe is just one path through 'The Whole Sort of General Mish Mash', constantly changing position. A similar solution was used by ''[[Discworld]]'' in ''Thief of Time''.
* The Duniverse, setting of ''[[Dune]]'' and its sequels.
* Robert A. Heinlein had ''The Future History,'' a chronology spanning from the 1950s to many centuries into the future. It was written from 1939 to 1987, meaning parts of it were [[Alternate History]] by the end. It turned into a multiverse (The World As Myth 'Verse) near the end, with a set of crossovers that brought some of his non-Future History stories into
* [[Stephen King]]'s 'Verse, which spins around ''[[The Dark Tower]].'' Almost every novel he has ever written makes some small mention to at least one of his others.
** He is even a part of his own 'Verse, referred to, for example, as "That fella up in Bangor who [[Take That Me|can't write a sentence without the F-word]]."
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* [[Tortall Universe|Tortall]], home to (so far) ''Song of the Lioness'', ''The Immortals'', ''Protector of the Small'', ''Daughter of the Lioness'', and ''Provost's Dog'' quartet/quartet/quartet/duology/trilogy.
** [[Circle of Magic|The Circle Universe]], home to ''Circle of Magic'', ''The Circle Opens'', and ''Will of the Empress'' quartet/quartet/book. Ole' [[Tamora Pierce|Tammy]] likes her quartets, she does.
** There's evidence in the first book of the first ''Circle Of Magic'' quartet that Tortall and The Circle Universe are
* [[Belgariad|David Eddings]] has several:
** [[Belgariad]] Universe, home to ''The Belgariad'', ''The Malloreon'', ''Belgarath the Sorcerer'', and ''Polgara the Sorceress''.
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* Erich Maria Remarque also did this; characters from ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' appear or are referenced in his later works.
* [[Bret Easton Ellis]]'s novels. The narrator of ''[[Less Than Zero]]'' (Clay) appears in ''[[The Rules of Attraction]]'', and narrates one chapter. One of the narrators of ''The Rules of Attraction'' (Sean Bateman) appears in ''American Psycho''. The narrator of ''[[American Psycho]]'' (Patrick Bateman) appears in ''[[Glamorama]]'', whose narrator, Victor is a minor character in ''The Rules of Attraction''. Characters from ''Less Than Zero'', ''The Rules of Attraction'' and ''[[American Psycho]]'' also appear in the short story collection ''The Informers''.
* While the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] is generally defined as an [[Expanded Universe]], the "mythos proper", the elements that HPL (usually set in [[Lovecraft Country]]) himself wrote about, constitute a
** Lovecraft deliberately sought to invoke the feeling of ancient mythology with his mutually inconsistent explanations - if mythology from thousands of years ago is a mess open to wide variety of interpretations, then how would mythology several ''billion'' years old develop?
* Jim Butcher's urban fantasy series of books, ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', is commonly referred to by fans as the Dresdenverse. So is the TV series of the same name (also referred to as "TV-verse"). Incorporating elements from both the books and the TV series in fanfic is referred to as "comboverse."
** It turned into an [[Ascended Meme]] in the tabletop RPG. Considering the [[Painting the Fourth Wall]] and [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]] stuff going on with the RPG rulebooks, this means one of the characters is referring to ''his own universe'' that way, which the titular Harry Dresden finds really weird.
* Lois McMaster Bujold's ''[[Vorkosigan Saga]]'' is also referred to as the Vorkosiverse.
* Many of the fiction works of [[wikipedia:Andrew Greeley|Andrew Greeley]]
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s Arda/Middle-earth: ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Hobbit]]'', and ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. (Aaand all further material Christopher Tolkien saw fit to publish: e.g. in the ''[[Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth|Unfinished Talesof Numenor and Middleearth]]'' and the whole, twelve tome ''[[The History of Middle Earth|History of Middle Earth]]''. One of the best realized and most extensive Verses in history.
* [[Isaac Asimov|Asmiov's]] Robot/Empire/Foundation 'verse. Contains nearly everything he ever wrote. And everyone's lost count of how much he wrote.
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* All of [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s adult fantasy, save the two [[Wheel of Time]] books he's published on behalf of the [[Author Existence Failure|deceased]] Robert Jordan, take place on different worlds in the same universe, known as the Cosmere. This is not made clear in the books themselves (although several contain hints) but is information provided by [[Word of God]].
* [[Daniel Handler]] has said he intends to write more books about the ASOUE universe, not about the Baudelaires.
== Live Action TV ==
* ABC Soaps ''[[All My Children]]}'', ''[[One Life to Live]]'', and ''[[General Hospital]]'', as well as the cancelled ''[[Port Charles]]'', have one universe complete with [[Canon Immigrant|canon immigrants]] and [[Crossover]] storylines.
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' 'verse (series, movie ''[[Serenity]]'', and upcoming [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] (Nevermind that, last official news was in 08) . Notable for the fact that the characters refer to their own universe as "the 'Verse".) The terms "Jossverse", "Whedonverse" and "ME-verse" (ME = [[Mutant Enemy]], [[Joss Whedon]]'s production company) have been used to refer to both this and the [[Buffy Verse]], despite there being no connection between the two in canon.
{{quote|River: "No power in the 'Verse can stop me..."|* Kaylee was actually the one who coined that phrase, though River is certainly the one for whom it means more.}}
** Oddly enough everything takes place in one ''really'' big solar system.
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** ''Law & Order: Crime and Punishment''
** ''[[In Plain Sight]]'' (via a [[crossover]] with ''Criminal Intent'')
** ''[[Homicide: Life
** ''[[Hawaii Five-O]]''
** Various international versions
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*** Which potentially includes (of all things) ''[[The X-Files|The X Files]]'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'', ''[[The Wire]]'', and ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (that's right, '''''SESAME STREET''''') in the Law & Order Verse.
**** Eventually it becomes a snowball effect. One doctor from St. Elsewhere showed up years later on Homicide and then another doctor from St. Elsewhere showed up on the Homicide movie. Carla, Norm and Cliff from Cheers appeared on an episode of St. Elsewhere. Frasier and Lilith from Cheers and Frasier also appeared on Wings.
* [[J.J. Abrams|JJ Abrams]]' "Abramsverse", for the lack of a better word, has so far been shown to be one of the most expansive verses on television. Shows which are more or less found in this verse are ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost]]'', ''[[Fringe]]'', ''[[Person of Interest]]'', as well as some movies which he was behind, including (and probably not limited to), ''[[Cloverfield]]'', the 2009 ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' movie, and ''[[Super 8]]''. Common things found throughout most of these: The ''Slusho'' beverage brand, Apollo candy bars, Dharma Initiative, Oceanic Airlines, Massive Dynamic, Charlie's (of Lost) band ''Drive Shaft'', and some [https://web.archive.org/web/20130315104547/https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hx4X1FxEMSLxEejc5RnOeUTunw57JXLsUunLxoSLFEU?feat=directlink very mild character references and crossovers].
* ''[[NCIS]]'' shares the same universe as spinoff ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', parent program ''[[JAG]]'', and the mostly-unrelated ''[[First Monday]]''. With the exception of ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', all of these were created by [[Donald P. Bellisario]], and it at least shares a few characters.
** As of May 2012, ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' apparently shares the same 'verse as ''[[Hawaii Five-0]]'', and by extension [[Law and Order]].
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** ''[[Hannah Montana]]'' - Forms the last piece of both ''[[That's So Raven|That's So]] [[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody|Suite Life of]] Hannah Montana'' and ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place|Wizards]] [[The Suite Life On Deck|on Deck]] with Hannah Montana''.
** ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'': Forms the first piece of ''Wizards [[The Suite Life On Deck|on Deck]] with [[Hannah Montana]]''.
** ''[[I'm in The Band]]'' - Has a crossover with ''[[The Suite Life On Deck]]'' in the episode, ''Weasels on Deck'', the fourth crossover.
*** Since Selena Gomez shows up as herself on an episode of [[Sonny With a Chance]], it's possible that every show above is a fictional show in the [[Sonny With a Chance]] universe. Or, [[Sonny With a Chance]] isn't connected to the other universe at all.
*** Another odd thing is that Selena Gomez has a character on [[Hannah Montana]] as Hannah's rival and a completely different character in [[Wizards of Waverly Place]].
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* The ''[[Happy Days]]'' universe includes itself (but not necessarilly it's parent show ''[[Love, American Style]]'') ''[[Laverne and Shirley]]'', ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', ''[[Joanie Loves Chachi]]'' and the short lived ''Blanksie's Beauties'' and ''Out of the Blue''. This means that angels, time travel and aliens all exist in the same universe as the Fonz and Ralph Malph.
* The [[Whoniverse]], comprising ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood]]'', and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. It's also got a massive [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]].
* The "TGIF-verse," which is comprised of ''[[Perfect Strangers]]'', ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Family Matters]]'', ''[[Step by Step]]'', ''[[
** Due to many [[Channel Hop
* The ''[[Babylon 5]]'' universe includes the TV movies made for the series, its spin-off series ''[[Crusade]]'', the abortive pilot ''Legend of the Rangers'', and the ''Lost Tales'' direct-to-video release.
* The [[CBS]]-verse, which consists of ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', ''The Famous Teddy Z'', ''High Society'', ''Ink'', ''Love And War'', ''[[The Nanny]]'', ''Can't Hurry Love'', ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'', ''[[The King of Queens]]'', ''[[Becker]]'', and ''Cosby''.
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* ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'', ''[[Xena: Warrior Princess]]'', and ''[[Young Hercules]]'' are all part of the same universe. As well as the 5 movies that came before the Hercules.
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'', ''[[Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Models Inc]]'' as well as the reboots of 90210 and Melrose place are in the same universe.
* ''[[The X-
== Tabletop RPG's ==
* ''[[Dungeons
** The [[Spelljammer]] setting had characters from one world travelling to others in 'spaceships', and [[Ravenloft]] had characters from different settings finding themselves in its D&D world.
* The ''[[Rifts]]'' Megaverse is a collection of universes consisting of Rifts' Earth, The living planet known as ''Wormwood'', the Space Opera ''Three Galaxies'' universe, as well as Earths for each of Palladium's other games, such as the Palladium World (High Fantasy), ''Heroes Unlimited'' (Superheroes), and ''Nightbane''.
* The Third Imperium background to the science-fiction role-playing game ''[[Traveller]]''.
* In the [[Old World of Darkness]], all games theoretically take place in the same universes, occasionally making references to monsters and concepts in other game lines within the verse. This is still true in the [[New World of Darkness]], but is given less emphasis between gamelines.
== Video Games ==
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** The above ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' examples are actually examples of a multiverse spanning the entire ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series.
*** And there is also the ending of the sequel to ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' where the last boss is {{spoiler|the Creator goddess who apparently made both the worlds of ''[[Final Fantasy I]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' as well as having the power to summon creatures from the other Nintendo-era FF Games.}}
*** Don't forget that [[All There in the Manual|hints have been dropped]] by writer Nojima that ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' are connected, with the former happening thousands of years after the latter. And these examples haven't even touched on things like the ''[[
*** Oddly, ''Final Fantasy X-2'' seems to imply that the ''latter'' happens thousands of years after the ''former''. Either there's a compendium error somewhere or quantum physics is even squishier in the world of Squeenix than aforethought.
* The ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' and ''Mario'' series are in the same universe. They started as enemies after all and DK still shows up in Mario spin off games.▼
▲* The [[Donkey Kong]] and Mario series are in the same universe. They started as enemies after all and DK still shows up in Mario spin off games.
* Oddly enough, a subversion, inversion, or straight play in a video game, depending on who you ask: ''[[Aquaria (video game)|Aquaria]]''. In fact, whether or not the Verse is the world around the main character eventually plays something of a major point in the plot. Not really a fandom trope, so much as a nice twist of words, though sooner or later there's bound to be [[Fanfic]]...
* Nippon Ichi's games such as ''[[Disgaea]]'' all take place in one Universe, one that you actually explore and learn more about in [[Makai Kingdom]] and also includes non-demon worlds such as the one seen in [[La Pucelle]].
** Then again, La Pucelle includes plenty of references to the Netherworld, so...
* Don't forget the two distinct 'verses in the ''[[Tales (series)]]''. The "Destiny" 'verse contains ''[[Tales of Destiny]]'' and its direct sequel, ''[[Tales of Destiny]] 2'' (though not ''[[Tales of Eternia]]''). The "Aseria" 'verse contains ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]: Narikiri Dungeon'', ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]: Summoner's Lineage'', ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', and ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]''.
* The main ''[[Pokémon]]'' games take place in different regions of the same world. This becomes obvious with the presence of two regions in ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and ''Crystal'' and references to regions of past games in later games.
** All of the first four generations are actually in different regions of the same ''country'', the equivalent of Japan in that universe. Starting from ''Black and White Versions'', the series moves to a different country, apparently based on the USA.
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** ''[[Rival Schools]]'' may also be part of this shared universe, depending on [[Your Mileage May Vary|one's opinion]]. On one hand, there are plenty of ''Street Fighter'' references in the ''Rival Schools''. The most obvious one is the presence of Sakura in the first ''Rival Schools'', but there are also obscure ones as well such as the fact Hinata claims to be a practitioner of the "Ken Masters' style of Karate" in ''Nekketsu Seishu Nikki 2''. On the other hand, there are also contradictions (such as Sakura's different blood type) that prevents ''Rival Schools'' from fitting neatly into the ''Street Fighter'' canon.
* It's not yet as obvious as the examples above, but the ''[[When They Cry]]'' verse is starting to take form after ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''. Future games may still expound on it.
* The [[Super Smash Bros.]]. Universe includes all the Nintendo series as fictional video games, and is in some way related to the [[Real Life]] Universe through Master Hand (possibly Crazy Hand as well).
* Virtually every series made by Nippon ichi falls into two distinct verses: The world of Atelier, and the Netherworlds, which are a combination of Marl kingdom, La Pucelle, Disgaea, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom, Soul Nomad, and several others that were not even known to be in correlation including a few cancelled videogames with characters who cross into other games. Not only are these games taking place within the same universe, but most characters find it perfectly natural for everyone to just randomly go to and fro between series as either cameo shots, secondary characters, or main characters, and often reference these fourth wall breaking aspects regularly. One character in particular, Overlord Baal, frequently makes his appearance as the [[Bonus Boss]] of any Nippon Ichi game involving a netherworld, and everyone knows who he is.
* ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' and ''[[Arm A]]'' are generally believed to take place within the same timeline, while ''Take On Helicopters'' has some crossover with ''ARMA II : Operation Arrowhead'' (the standalone expansion for ''ARMA II''), in the form of one of the main characters having been a combat pilot during the events of ''Operation Arrowhead'', along with appearances by the PMCs Vrana and ION from one of ''OA'''s [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] campaigns.
* ''[[The Sims]]'' series, the ''[[
** Also, the appearance of Steve, who is the same spaceship as the one from ''SimCity 2000'', could mean that ''[[Spore]]'' could be in (and vastly expand) the universe as well.
* ''[[Persona 4]]'' occurs two years after the events of ''[[Persona 3]]'', with guest appearances by a couple characters from the latter. {{spoiler|A young Yukiko}} also appears in the female path of ''Persona 3 Portable''. In addition, a television program in ''3'' implies that the two games exist in the same universe as ''[[Persona 2]]''.
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* Valve's two series ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' and ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]'' almost certainly inhabit the same continuity.
* The [[Tom Clancy]] games by [[Ubisoft]] is hinted to have taken place in the same continuity.
== Webcomics ==
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* [[Megatokyo]], [[Mac Hall]], and [[Apple Geeks]] apparently inhabit the same universe, as crossovers have happened several times. This is especially apparent with Megatokyo and Applegeeks, where regular characters Junpei and a Rent-a-Zilla from Megatokyo played a major role in a story arc in Applegeeks. Sadly, only Megatokyo remains of the three as of 2012.
* ''[http://worldpeace.emilymarthasorensen.com To Prevent World Peace]'' is a webcomic that tries to merge basically every single magical girl cliche into a single, unified Verse. With [[Genre Savvy]] villains in the mix, naturally.
== Web Original ==
* The Breeniverse, the setting of ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'', ''[[Kate Modern]]'', ''[[LG15: the resistance]]'' and numerous spin-offs of uncertain canonicity.
* The "MUniverse" is the setting of ''[[Tales of MU]]'' and its spin-off and side stories. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Some readers]] are not shy about being more interested in the setting's history and cultures than the main storyline. Part of a [[The Multiverse|multiverse]], as artifacts lost in a teleport mishap showed up in the author's other stories.
* Many, if not all, [[That Guy With The Glasses]] series seems to be set in the same 'verse owing to the number of [[
* The ''[[Chaos Fighters]]'' universe, which is currently unnamed yet. It current encompasses two planets, Lefrad and Ketruin while {{spoiler|Earth and Lerius}} are given a mention.
* [[The Slender Man Mythos]] is a somewhat loosely tied Verse, in that while Slendy himself ties everything together, the stories aren't typically tied together otherwise aside from the odd character commenting on other blogs. However, there's also the [[Everyman HYBRID]] Sub-Verse, which has expanded to include "Wicked Sticky Alex" and [[Can You See the Words]]. Evan made a brief cameo in the [[TJA Projects]], and its recently been crossing over with [[Tribe Twelve]] and {{spoiler|[[Dark Harvest]]}}. Oh, and the HYBRID guys are at least aware of [[Seeking Truth]]). Now all we need is for [[Marble Hornets|Jay or Alex]] to show up...
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* The "[http://hitlerparody.wikia.com/wiki/Parody_Universe Parody Universe]" is the universe where all the [[Memetic Mutation|Hitler parodies]] from the ''[[Downfall (film)|Downfall]]'' scenes (and some spinoffs like Stalin parodies) takes place. The whole thing tend to get into [[Mind Screw]] territory due to the various amounts of parody videos that exists and [[Wild Mass Guessing]] is the norm in making sense of it.
* [[Sonic for Hire]] and [[Mega Man Dies at the End]] are in the same universe starting with the Mega Man Dies at the End episode On the Lam which shows Sonic trying to escape from the prison Mega Man busts Wily out of. This is confirmed even more when a Sonic for Hire episode has Mega Man appear and has him mentioning events from the last crossover as well as leading directly into the next Mega Man Dies At The End episode.
* [[Fenspace]], a collaborative writing project in which the discovery of a substance that turns ordinary technology into ultratech results in science-fiction fandom moving en masse into space and colonizing the solar system.
== Western Animation ==
* The DCAU.
* The ''[[South Park]]'' universe contains itself and ''[[That's My Bush!]]''.
* The original ''[[Space Ghost]]'' cartoon was set in the same universe as ''Dino Boy'', ''[[The Herculoids]]'', ''[[Shazzan]]'', ''Mighty Mightor'' and ''Moby Dick''.
** ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' on the other hand, is set in the same world as ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]'', ''[[The Brak Show]]'', ''[[Perfect Hair Forever]]'', ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' and ''[[12 oz. Mouse|Twelve Ounce Mouse]]''. Maybe a [[The Multiverse|Multiverse.]] [[Adult Swim]]-Verse? Williams Street-Verse?
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** Cobra Commander also makes a cameo in Only Human.
** The Inhumanoids are an interesting case because in the Gen 1 Shattered Glass continuity they remain villians.
* The [[Warner Bros]] Animated Universe, also known as the Looney Tuneiverse (or Looney Tune Land as it was named in ''[[Space Jam]]''), is the home of the characters from ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and its spin-offs, as well as those from ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'', ''[[Histeria
* The Spiez-verse, which currently includes ''[[Totally Spies!]]'', its [[Spin-Off]], ''[[The Amazing Spiez]]'', and ''[[Martin Mystery]]''.
* The [[Klasky
** Arguably ''[[Duckman]]'' as well.
* The shows ''[[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexters Laboratory]]'' and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' have provided several clues over the years that they inhabit the same universe. ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' and ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'' may as well, but it's not verified.
* The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Underfist, and Evil Con Carne are all in the same universe as proof by Skarr being on both shows and numerous other Evil Con Carne characters having cameos.
* With the [[The Legend of the Chaos God|Chaos God]] story arc in the [[Disney Adventures]] series, ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]'', ''[[Tale Spin]]'', ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'', and ''[[Goof Troop]]'' all take place in the same universe. Arguably, ''[[Quack Pack]]'' as well.
▲== Fan Fiction ==
▲* The [http://www.fanfiction.net/community/Order_of_the_Gray_Demons/52643/ Order of the Gray Demons], centred on ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit]] [[Gundam Seed]]'' [[Fanfic]] ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2510565/1/Birds_of_a_Feather Birds of a Feather]'' by [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/380886/Solid_Shark Solid Shark]. Somewhat notable amongst [[Fanfic]] 'verses for having multiple authors and contradictory accounts.
▲* As mentioned in Comics, ''[[DuckTales]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'', having inherited the [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]]. Arguments have been made for including ''[[Tale Spin]]'' as well; ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' although Dale did mention watching cartoons featuring a big dumb duck and there was one alternate universe that 'borrowed' Darkwing's adventures--and then turned to steal the Rangers'.
▲* The [[Oneiroi Series]] and its various branching realities.
▲* The [[Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness|DAYDverse]] based on an alternate-POV telling of ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)|Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows]]''.
▲* All of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fics on [[Rich's Comix Blog|Richs Comix Blog]], including ''[[The 10 Doctors (Fanfic)|The 10 Doctors]]'', are all self-contained within their own universe. This fan-verse [[Author Appeal|also includes]] ''[[Forever Knight]]'' and ''[[Jem]]'' via crossovers.
▲* There is [[The Verse]] shared by the [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007|Roommates]]'' and its various [[Spin-Off|Spin Offs]] (''[[Girls Next Door]]'', ''[[Down the Street]]'' and [http://roomatesfans.deviantart.com/ many more]) by multiple authors. It's also known as the Buildingverse by the fans.
== Other ==
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