Crossovers That Should Not Be XVI: Mass-Murderers Love Company

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SkyeFire wrote:

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Then again, make it "Unlimited Mecha Works" and have Shirou cross paths with the Norse God of Mecha (not possible due to UF being a closed shop, but I can dream).

Hephaestus should qualify as a Greek God of Mecha.  (Talos the bronze giant, Helios' chariot, prosthetic body parts for a few figures, and assorted automatons.)
There is an equivalent Norse figure of Weyland the Smith, but he's known almost exclusively for swords.
A Fate / Utena crossover is one I've been expecting for a while because it fits so well.  You have:- Main characters who build their lives around heroic ideals, particularly the saving-people bit.- Swords- A tournament with an implied prize that can change the world. (Grail wish / Revolutionize the world)- Not just swords but ones materialized out of the heart / spirit.- Characters behind the tournament who seem to be immortal archtypes.- And as noted, some sort of not-quite real place that is practically made up of unending swords.
However, I haven't seen anyone do this crossover well, possibly due to the dificulty in catching the mind-trippy qualities of Utena that should only be magnified by adding Nasu elements.
Regarding Shirou's information overload, he can handle gate of Babylon.  As far as I recall, the only time he seems to have problems is things like Ea which have qualities or aspects of their existence that are truly unearthly and thus can not be comprehended in Shirou's analysis method.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad.  In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.