[Mkguild] Possible change of rules

[JL Badgley]

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Ian Jones <Ian.Jones at valpo.edu> wrote:
> I dislike the idea of canonizing such crossovers, mainly because of the
> tangled plot-webs that would result.  The best picture of the worst that I
> can see happening if the ban is lifted is what happened to the Marvel and DC
> comic multiverses.  Both multiverses have several different universes inside
> them, each with their own timeline and characters, both companies have
> featured stories in which their characters crossed over with the other at
> least once, and both companies have had to completely reboot their
> franchises multiple times to clear out the contradicting retcons, timeline
> discontinuities, and other various errata that made the settings easily
> available only to those who grew up with them.  I'm afraid to see that
> happen to MK, because I love this universe so much.

I tend to agree that crossovers present problems.  I think non-canon
stories about crossovers are fun, and having characters in both are
fine.  I could potentially see characters loosely linked with another
story universe, but it should never be explicit.  E.g. someone shows
up and keeps talking about the strange place they've landed in, but
never explicitly mentions that they are Joe Bob X from the Zipper
Universe; it could be a fun character, but one needs to be careful.

Still, having MK characters head to other universes as non-canonical
to the MK universe could be enjoyable, and I see no reason not to let
it happen.  Treat the MK characters as actors, as it were--whether
they break character "off-set" or not is up to them (and their
authors), but "on-set" they shouldn't really be bringing in anything
from outside.

Okay, back to lurking in the shadows again.

-Tatsushu

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