Godzilla Franchise
While Anguirius may be one of Godzilla's oldest friend/rival he pales in comparison to Godzilla's second on-screen foe.
King Kong
In Mortal Kombat the character Rain is a reference to this famous song from the 80s.
Purple Rain By Prince
Despite being more well-known for his emerald hue, the Hulk debuted with a completely different color.
Grey
"Luke I am your Father"
Um actually, its "No I am your father."
In Godzilla vs Desotoroyah, the King of the Monsters perishes cause of this.
A Nuclear Meltdown
The ant-sized helpers known as Pikmin come in a variety of colors and forms.
Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Purple, Pink, Stone, Ice, and Glow (or Green).
The Mind Gem
On the cover of the first issue of Time Magazine to feature Pokemon had Charizard front and center.
Um actually, Poliwhirl was the center piece of the cover
After some time travel shenanigans, the Dorats were exposed to the atomic blast that created Godzilla creating this monster.
King Ghidorah
This video game console from the sixth generation went by the codename Dolphin in development.
The Nintendo Gamecube
The Pokemon Black, White, Black 2, and White 2 Manga protagonists had some strange names, didn't they?
Black, White, Blake, Whitley
The Duck Hunt Duo is the oldest character in Smash Bros. history.
Um actually, The Duck is the oldest and not the dog.
The old Godzilla suit was used to create a brand-new acid-spitting monster in a famous Tokusatsu franchise.
Ultraman
While being quite protective of their characters Nintendo has done crossovers with other franchises. A famous example is in Soul Calibur 2, where one of its flagship characters takes part in the action.
Link From the Legend of Zelda
This "Marvel" hero saw his father die in front of him in an ambush and was framed for the crime. He uses his vast wealth and resources to seek vengeance on those who wronged him as a creature of the night.
The Batman Wayne Williams from the "Just Imagine..." comics
Mortal Kombat (the original) has Raiden in it.
Um actually, it was spelled Rayden in the first game.
The American title, for the second ever Godzilla movie "Godzilla Raids Again".
Gigantis the Fire Monster
Street Fighter's M.Bison is not known as M.Bison in Japan. When the franchise was localized in other regions, his name was swapped with another character. (You can get an extra 100 points if you can guess what other character's name was swapped in this trade.)
M.Bison--->Vega
Vega--->Balrog
Balrog--->Mike Bison
Spider-Man's influence has not only affected comics and movies, so influential that he changed the foundation of Super Sentai. By introducing this concept to the format.
Megazords/Super Robos
Some monsters get more love than others in Godzilla movies, the five monsters to appear most often in Godzilla movies (not including Godzilla himself) are Mothra, King Ghidorah, Bagan, and Mechagodzilla.
Um actually, Bagan appeared in 8 movie drafts but never made it onscreen. The list goes Mothra, King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Rodan, and Godzilla Junior