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* In the hentai manga ''Tayu-Tayu'' by Yamatogawa, this option is forced on the OfficialCouple by, basically, all the other girls in the harem.
-->'''One of the girls:''' "Hey, Midori! We're stealing your man!"\\
'''Midori:''' (after being screwed into exhaustion) "Aw, hell... Do whatever you want..." (slides to the floor out-of-panel)



* In the final chapter credits panel of the manga ''Kin no Kanojo, Gin no Kanojo'', it's shown that the male lead married both Erika & Ginka in a wedding ceremony.



* Yasuke ends up marrying all four of his love interests in the ending of ''Manga/MagaTsuki''.



* Rudeus Greyrat, protagonist of ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'' goes on to marry all three of his LoveInterests over the course of the story: ChildhoodFriends Sylphiette first, then [[TeacherStudentRomance magic tutor]] Roxy, and finally his [[KissingCousins distant cousin]] Eris.



* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': This is the resolution to the Final Movie; put on the spot to pick one girl for a full contract, he goes ahead and forms full contracts ''with all thirty-one students''. Even though you ''can't do that''. Somewhere over the door of the Springfield family ranch (which will need expansion) is a sign saying "The Laws Of Magic Can Get Bent."

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* In chapter 34 of the manga ''NEET dakedo HELLO WORK ni ittara isekai ni tsuretekareta'', Masaru marries all four of his love interests, Angela, Elizabeth, Sati and Tilica.
* ''Franchise/{{Negima}}'':
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''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': This is the resolution to the Final Movie; put on the spot to pick one girl for a full contract, he goes ahead and forms full contracts ''with all thirty-one students''. Even though you ''can't do that''. Somewhere over the door of the Springfield family ranch (which will need expansion) is a sign saying "The Laws Of Magic Can Get Bent."



* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', Otaru is shown to end up with all three of the girls -- Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry. Subverted in the second season, ''Saber Marionette J to X'', in that [[spoiler: Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry end up getting turned into babies, and Otaru raises them as his daughters.]] However, [[spoiler: ''Cherry's still in love -- and [[FilleFatale lust]]! -- with Otaru anyway'', regardless of their new situation, implying possible future ParentalIncest ala WifeHusbandry.]]

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* In ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'', Otaru is shown to end up with all three of the girls -- Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry. Subverted in the second season, ''Saber Marionette J to X'', in that [[spoiler: Lime, Cherry, and Bloodberry end up getting turned into babies, and Otaru raises them as his daughters.]] However, [[spoiler: ''Cherry's still in love -- and [[FilleFatale lust]]! -- with Otaru anyway'', regardless of their new situation, implying possible future ParentalIncest ala WifeHusbandry.]]



* In the ending of manga ''Sex and Dungeon'', Souhei marries all four of his love interests.



* In the hentai manga ''Tayu-Tayu'' by Yamatogawa, this option is forced on the OfficialCouple by, basically, all the other girls in the harem.
-->'''One of the girls:''' "Hey, Midori! We're stealing your man!"\\
'''Midori:''' (after being screwed into exhaustion) "Aw, hell... Do whatever you want..." (slides to the floor out-of-panel)



* ''Manga/UmiNoMisaki'', by the author of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''. A Tokyo teen moves to the southern island his late mother grew up on, and finds out that not only is he the prophesied reincarnated Dragon God of the local religious offshoot, the three hot girls that have been treating him badly are shrine maidens dedicated to serving him with their minds and bodies. Oh, and the Dragon God is supposed to give one (at least, it has not been clearly stated) his "favor". Of course, now the three maidens have fallen in love with him and trying their (non-violent) best to get the Dragon God to pick them, while the guy is attracted to and likes the three maidens as well . The story works itself into a [=OT4=] ending, since this is really not a dark series, and having the guy pick only one girl would probably tear the other two to pieces. At the end, despite first the Rising Dragon Festival and then Shizukus [[spoiler:attempted suicide]] trying to railroad him into a choice, Nagi refuses to lose anyone and essentially forces the island [[spoiler:and the Dragon God]] to accept that he will be with all three of them forever. The epilogue chapters show that the four of them are getting along perfectly well despite the oddity of their relationship.

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* ''Manga/UmiNoMisaki'', by the author of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''. ''Manga/UmiNoMisaki'': A Tokyo teen moves to the southern island his late mother grew up on, and finds out that not only is he the prophesied reincarnated Dragon God of the local religious offshoot, the three hot girls that have been treating him badly are shrine maidens dedicated to serving him with their minds and bodies. Oh, and the Dragon God is supposed to give one (at least, it has not been clearly stated) his "favor". Of course, now the three maidens have fallen in love with him and trying their (non-violent) best to get the Dragon God to pick them, while the guy is attracted to and likes the three maidens as well . The story works itself into a [=OT4=] ending, since this is really not a dark series, and having the guy pick only one girl would probably tear the other two to pieces. At the end, despite first the Rising Dragon Festival and then Shizukus [[spoiler:attempted suicide]] trying to railroad him into a choice, Nagi refuses to lose anyone and essentially forces the island [[spoiler:and the Dragon God]] to accept that he will be with all three of them forever. The epilogue chapters show that the four of them are getting along perfectly well despite the oddity of their relationship.



* In the ending of manga ''Sex and Dungeon'', Souhei marries all four of his love interests.
* Yasuke ends up marrying all four of his love interests in the ending of ''Manga/MagaTsuki''.
* In the final chapter credits panel of the manga ''Kin no Kanojo, Gin no Kanojo'', it's shown that the male lead married both Erika & Ginka in a wedding ceremony.
* In chapter 34 of the manga ''NEET dakedo HELLO WORK ni ittara isekai ni tsuretekareta'', Masaru marries all four of his love interests, Angela, Elizabeth, Sati & Tilica.



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* In "Literature/GoldTreeAndSilverTree", the prince and two princesses live HappilyEverAfter.
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* This is how ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'' ended. [[spoiler:After spending months together in a [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relationship, Italy proposed to both Germany and Japan in front of all the other countries during one of their World Meetings. Everyone cheered as Germany and Japan tackled Italy to the ground and showered him with kisses.]]

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* This is how ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.Done in ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'' ended. [[spoiler:After spending months together net/s/3577149/1/BeastBoys_Catgirl BeastBoy's Catgirl]]'', where in a [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relationship, Italy proposed to both Germany the end, BB has four girls who love him (Raven and Japan in front of all three Furries). First, the other countries during guy has a date with each girl to decide whom he likes more, then he decides to make no decision at all. When he announces that, one of their World Meetings. Everyone cheered as Germany and Japan tackled Italy to the ground and showered him girls announces [[BabiesEverAfter she is pregnant. Skip a few years, all of the girls are moms]]. None are officially married, though.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fanfic ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/12000243/chapters/27152133 Beauty in Thirds]]'', if you bond
with kisses.]]one member of a seeker trine, you bond with all of them...as Megatron learns when he bonds with Skywarp, and by extension Thundercracker and Starscream.



* The concept of the {{OT3}} (or [=OT4=], [=OT5=], etc.) in fanfiction is much like an {{OTP}}, but with three or more characters together rather than two. It's quite handy for reconciling opposing ships.
* Creator/{{Crossoverpairinglover}}'s fanfiction does this, a lot. Out of all his main stories, only one of them lacks Polygamy (It instead points out one character has Polyandry and gets lampshaded in his comments). It's to a point that the characters aware of the Multiverse actively ask why it happens. Though the writer goes out of his way to explain why it happens and give it logic, as opposed to having the characters blindly accept it like most writers.



* Creator/{{Crossoverpairinglover}}'s fanfiction does this, a lot. Out of all his main stories, only one of them lacks Polygamy (It instead points out one character has Polyandry and gets lampshaded in his comments). It's to a point that the characters aware of the Multiverse actively ask why it happens. Though the writer goes out of his way to explain why it happens and give it logic, as opposed to having the characters blindly accept it like most writers.



* Done in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3577149/1/BeastBoys_Catgirl BeastBoy's Catgirl]], where in the end, BB has four girls who love him (Raven and three Furries). First, the guy has a date with each girl to decide whom he likes more, then he decides to make no decision at all. When he announces that, one of the girls announces [[BabiesEverAfter she is pregnant. Skip a few years, all of the girls are moms]]. None are officially married, though.



* Played for comedy in Roleplay/{{DC Nation}}'s [[http://dc-nation.dreamwidth.org/62135.html Heaven or Las Vegas]]. The Zamaraons attempt to figure out what makes the Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}s of Earth tick and refine the process behind the Star Sapphire rings. To do this, they take the Earth-based lanterns, and put them in a theme-park version of Las Vegas. While most of the Lanterns wake up in the surreal "test environment" with the woman they're currently dating, Hal wakes up in bed with Carol Ferris, Arisia, "Cowgirl Jill," and [[ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}} Zinda "Lady Blackhawk" Blake]] -- ALL AT ONCE.
* It sort of shows up in ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' fan fiction ''Fanfic/JusPrimaeNoctis'', but is downplayed. [[spoiler:He doesn't appear to have anything with Kirche or Tiffania, but he officially married Henrietta, magically married Louise using the Albionese flowers, and married Tabitha in his home world. He also discusses marrying Siesta, and whether he does or not it doesn't stop them from being together.]]

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* Played for comedy in Roleplay/{{DC Nation}}'s [[http://dc-nation.dreamwidth.org/62135.html Heaven or Las Vegas]]. The Zamaraons attempt to figure out what makes the Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}s of Earth tick ''Fanfic/DuranAndKiyohimesOmakeTheater'': Mai has entered into an open relationship with Reito and refine the process behind the Star Sapphire rings. Yuuichi. To do Shiho's horror and consternation, Yuuichi seems fine with this, they take and the Earth-based lanterns, bickering between him and put them in a theme-park version of Las Vegas. While most of Reito for Mai's affections has stopped. Shiho had hoped the Lanterns wake up in the surreal "test environment" with the woman they're currently dating, Hal wakes up in bed with Carol Ferris, Arisia, "Cowgirl Jill," and [[ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}} Zinda "Lady Blackhawk" Blake]] -- ALL AT ONCE.
* It sort of shows up in ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' fan fiction ''Fanfic/JusPrimaeNoctis'', but is downplayed. [[spoiler:He doesn't appear to
proposal would have anything with Kirche or Tiffania, but he officially married Henrietta, magically married Louise using been the Albionese flowers, and married Tabitha in his home world. He also discusses marrying Siesta, and whether he does or not it doesn't stop them from being together.]]final straw that would have driven Yuuichi back to her.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SorryAboutTheMess'', this is how the love triangle between Kristoff, Anna and Elsa is resolved, as the Trolls who raised Kristoff believe in {{Polyamory}}.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' fanfic does this a fair amount, for people who can't decide between the numerous pairing choices offered or just can't see a way for everyone to be happy otherwise. Ranges from Tamaki/Haruhi/Kyoya {{OT3}} all the way up to [=OT7=] fare which includes ''everyone''.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' This is how ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SorryAboutTheMess'', this is how the love triangle between Kristoff, Anna ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'' ended. [[spoiler:After spending months together in a [[{{Polyamory}} polyamorous]] relationship, Italy proposed to both Germany and Elsa is resolved, as the Trolls who raised Kristoff believe Japan in {{Polyamory}}.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' fanfic does this a fair amount, for people who can't decide between the numerous pairing choices offered or just can't see a way for everyone to be happy otherwise. Ranges from Tamaki/Haruhi/Kyoya {{OT3}}
front of all the way other countries during one of their World Meetings. Everyone cheered as Germany and Japan tackled Italy to the ground and showered him with kisses.]]
* Played for comedy in Roleplay/{{DC Nation}}'s [[http://dc-nation.dreamwidth.org/62135.html Heaven or Las Vegas]]. The Zamaraons attempt to figure out what makes the Franchise/{{Green Lantern}}s of Earth tick and refine the process behind the Star Sapphire rings. To do this, they take the Earth-based lanterns, and put them in a theme-park version of Las Vegas. While most of the Lanterns wake
up to [=OT7=] fare which includes ''everyone''.in the surreal "test environment" with the woman they're currently dating, Hal wakes up in bed with Carol Ferris, Arisia, "Cowgirl Jill," and [[ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}} Zinda "Lady Blackhawk" Blake]] -- ALL AT ONCE.



* [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBoilingPoint'': [[spoiler: Back before Amity was born, Odalia tried to convince Persephone, Skara's mother, to become Alador's second wife as a means to cheer him up. However, Persephone saw right through Odalia's crap and rejected the proposal. Unfortunately, [[RapeAsDrama Odalia wasn't gonna take no for an answer]]...]]
* It sort of shows up in ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' fan fiction ''Fanfic/JusPrimaeNoctis'', but is downplayed. [[spoiler:He doesn't appear to have anything with Kirche or Tiffania, but he officially married Henrietta, magically married Louise using the Albionese flowers, and married Tabitha in his home world. He also discusses marrying Siesta, and whether he does or not it doesn't stop them from being together.]]



* In the ''Manga/LoveHina'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2625069/1/Prince-of-PolPol Prince of PolPol]]'', Keitaro is revealed to be the heir to the island throne of [=PolPol=]. It just so happens that females outnumber males on the island, so men are permitted to take many wives, and that any female who is not blood related to the prince and has lived with him for longer than a year is considered engaged to him, with the wedding ceremony consisting of sharing the Kiss of Marriage and an apple. Upon learning that they all have a chance to marry Keitaro without taking him from his promise girls, ALL the girls proceed to perform the ceremony (although Naru has to be forced into it) and become princesses of [=PolPol=]. Nyamo later marries him as well [[spoiler: and is the first girl to have sex with him]].

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* In ''Fanfic/LGTSPolyculeFluff'' imagines a route of ''VideoGame/LittleGoodyTwoShoes'' where Elise romances Rozenmarine, Freya, and Lebkuchen all at once after Rozenmarine suggests it. At first it progresses as a harem ending centered around Elise, but then the ''Manga/LoveHina'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2625069/1/Prince-of-PolPol Prince three love interests start falling for each other and it becomes a four-way. They even literally get married by a pair of PolPol]]'', Keitaro is revealed open-minded pastors who can keep a secret.
* ''Fanfic/MarcBeingInAGangRights'': While Kagami tries
to be honor the heir to the island throne of [=PolPol=]. It just so happens agreement that females outnumber males on the island, so men are permitted to take many wives, she would be supportive when Marinette and that any female who is Adrien start dating, she could not blood related to the prince and has lived with him for longer than help but feel left behind. After a year is considered engaged to him, with the wedding ceremony consisting bit of sharing the Kiss of Marriage and an apple. Upon learning couching, Marc tells her that they all have a chance to marry Keitaro without taking him from his promise girls, ALL the girls proceed to perform the ceremony (although Naru has to be forced are also seeing Luka and gets it into it) her head that it wasn't just Adrien she was pining for and become princesses of [=PolPol=]. Nyamo later marries him as well [[spoiler: and is the first girl to have sex that maybe she should be open with him]].these feelings. By the end of the sixth chapter, Kagami has joined their relationship.
* Possibly the only option for Rachel Summers in [[http://www.scribbld.com/community/marvel_nextgen/ Marvel Nextgen]]. Current roster of young men courting her include a Shi'ar Imperial Prince, a Logan, and a non-mutant catboy. Franklin Richards is a recurring joke.



* In the ''My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic'' alternate-universe set of fics "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/291812/sunset-reset Sunset Reset]]", it doesn't end in marriage (more like a herd or OT3), but after spending the entire fic pining after each other, Cadance finally suggests that she, Sunset, and Shining all form a three-way relationship, as any attempt at a relationship with just two of them would all end badly for one, but Cadance's ability to see the future of a particular relationship sees that a three-way relationship is perfect for all of them, so they enter one.
* In ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fanon there's something called the The Clan Restoration Act which forces the last member of a important family to marry many women just to increase the clan population. This is mainly done if Kekkei Genkai or special techniques are present in the clan. This is normally applied to Naruto, but occasionally with Sasuke or Uzumaki OC's. On occasion, they mention that females just have to have a ton of kids over a short period of time. Who has the best deal?

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* In the ''My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic'' alternate-universe set of fics "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/291812/sunset-reset Sunset Reset]]", it doesn't end in marriage (more like a herd or OT3), but after spending the entire fic pining after each other, Cadance finally suggests that she, Sunset, and Shining all form a three-way relationship, as any attempt at a relationship with just two of them would all end badly for one, but Cadance's ability to see the future of a particular relationship sees that a three-way relationship is perfect for all of them, so they enter one.
* In ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' fanon there's something called the The Clan Restoration Act which forces the last member of a important family to marry many women just to increase the clan population. This is mainly done if Kekkei Genkai or special techniques are present in the clan. This is normally applied to Naruto, but occasionally with Sasuke or Uzumaki OC's. On occasion, they mention that females just have to have a ton of kids over a short period of time. Who has the best deal?



* Possibly the only option for Rachel Summers in [[http://www.scribbld.com/community/marvel_nextgen/ Marvel Nextgen]]. Current roster of young men courting her include a Shi'ar Imperial Prince, a Logan, and a non-mutant catboy. Franklin Richards is a recurring joke.

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* Possibly ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' fanfic does this a fair amount, for people who can't decide between the only option numerous pairing choices offered or just can't see a way for Rachel Summers everyone to be happy otherwise. Ranges from Tamaki/Haruhi/Kyoya {{OT3}} all the way up to [=OT7=] fare which includes ''everyone''.
* In the ''Fanfic/ThePiratesSoldier'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] begins a relationship with [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryoko]], but finds himself at a crossroads when, during negotiations of an alliance between the Jurai Empire and the Seniwa Domain, he's offered to marry Mihoshi to seal the deal. This naturally puts him
in [[http://www.scribbld.com/community/marvel_nextgen/ Marvel Nextgen]]. Current roster of young men courting her include doubts as he was raised in a Shi'ar Imperial culture where monogamy is the norm, until he's reminded that, as a Juraian Prince, a Logan, he's allowed to legally have more than one spouse if he wants. Furthermore, he talks about it to both Ryoko and a non-mutant catboy. Franklin Richards Mihoshi, since he wants to take their feelings into account, and he only agrees to it once both girls make it clear they're fine with the arrangement.
* In the ''Manga/LoveHina'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2625069/1/Prince-of-PolPol Prince of PolPol]]'', Keitaro
is revealed to be the heir to the island throne of [=PolPol=]. It just so happens that females outnumber males on the island, so men are permitted to take many wives, and that any female who is not blood related to the prince and has lived with him for longer than a recurring joke.year is considered engaged to him, with the wedding ceremony consisting of sharing the Kiss of Marriage and an apple. Upon learning that they all have a chance to marry Keitaro without taking him from his promise girls, ALL the girls proceed to perform the ceremony (although Naru has to be forced into it) and become princesses of [=PolPol=]. Nyamo later marries him as well [[spoiler: and is the first girl to have sex with him]].
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13528077/chapters/31032834 Ranma's Sudden Wedding]]'', after being hit with the table during his first meeting with [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane]], Ranma comes to to find himself at his wedding - where he is marrying all three of the Tendo sisters at the same time. The rest of the story deals with just HOW this situation came to be.



* Tsukune in the fanfic ''Fanfic/RVChronicles'' marries every member of his no longer unwanted harem. The story takes place in the future, where Tsukune and his wives have multiple children and live in a mansion in Hong Kong, where they perform missions all over the world.



* In the ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SorryAboutTheMess'', this is how the love triangle between Kristoff, Anna and Elsa is resolved, as the Trolls who raised Kristoff believe in {{Polyamory}}.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' alternate-universe set of fics "[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/291812/sunset-reset Sunset Reset]]", it doesn't end in marriage (more like a herd or OT3), but after spending the entire fic pining after each other, Cadance finally suggests that she, Sunset, and Shining all form a three-way relationship, as any attempt at a relationship with just two of them would all end badly for one, but Cadance's ability to see the future of a particular relationship sees that a three-way relationship is perfect for all of them, so they enter one.



* In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' fanfic ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/12000243/chapters/27152133 Beauty in Thirds]]'', if you bond with one member of a seeker trine, you bond with all of them...as Megatron learns when he bonds with Skywarp, and by extension Thundercracker and Starscream.



* Tsukune in the fanfic ''[[Fanfic/RVChronicles R&V Chronicles]]'' marries every member of his no longer unwanted harem. The story takes place in the future, where Tsukune and his wives have multiple children and live in a mansion in Hong Kong, where they perform missions all over the world.
* ''Fanfic/MarcBeingInAGangRights'': While Kagami tries to honor the agreement that she would be supportive when Marinette and Adrien start dating, she could not help but feel left behind. After a bit of couching, Marc tells her that they are also seeing Luka and gets it into her head that it wasn't just Adrien she was pining for and that maybe she should be open with these feelings. By the end of the sixth chapter, Kagami has joined their relationship.
* [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBoilingPoint'': [[spoiler: Back before Amity was born, Odalia tried to convince Persephone, Skara's mother, to become Alador's second wife as a means to cheer him up. However, Persephone saw right through Odalia's crap and rejected the proposal. Unfortunately, [[RapeAsDrama Odalia wasn't gonna take no for an answer]]...]]
* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/13528077/chapters/31032834 Ranma's Sudden Wedding]]'', after being hit with the table during his first meeting with [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane]], Ranma comes to to find himself at his wedding - where he is marrying all three of the Tendo sisters at the same time. The rest of the story deals with just HOW this situation came to be.
* ''Fanfic/DuranAndKiyohimesOmakeTheater'': Mai has entered into an open relationship with Reito and Yuuichi. To Shiho's horror and consternation, Yuuichi seems fine with this, and the bickering between him and Reito for Mai's affections has stopped. Shiho had hoped the proposal would have been the final straw that would have driven Yuuichi back to her.
* In the ''Fanfic/ThePiratesSoldier'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] begins a relationship with [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryoko]], but finds himself at a crossroads when, during negotiations of an alliance between the Jurai Empire and the Seniwa Domain, he's offered to marry Mihoshi to seal the deal. This naturally puts him in doubts as he was raised in a culture where monogamy is the norm, until he's reminded that, as a Juraian Prince, he's allowed to legally have more than one spouse if he wants. Furthermore, he talks about it to both Ryoko and Mihoshi, since he wants to take their feelings into account, and he only agrees to it once both girls make it clear they're fine with the arrangement.
* ''Fanfic/LGTSPolyculeFluff'' imagines a route of ''VideoGame/LittleGoodyTwoShoes'' where Elise romances Rozenmarine, Freya, and Lebkuchen all at once after Rozenmarine suggests it. At first it progresses as a harem ending centered around Elise, but then the three love interests start falling for each other and it becomes a four-way. They even literally get married by a pair of open-minded pastors who can keep a secret.



* ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}'' has an odd variation in which the guy in question doesn't even make the call; the last episode has Chizuru and Nozomu agreeing to share Kouta. Also, whenever he tries to pick and just go for it, he is interrupted.
* At the end of ''Literature/IsThisAZombie''. Ayumu works as a salaryman and quietly lives with his harem.
* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'': The light novels conclude with Basara consummating all of his relationships with his harem, in an orgy. Including [[KissingCousins his biological cousin]] Mio and [[ParentalIncest his aunt]] Chisato. Each of them becomes pregnant and will eventually give birth to his offspring, once the protective barrier around each embryo expires. The barrier also ensures that the girls can continue to have as much sex as they want in the meantime, without risk of miscarriage.
* In ''Literature/MagikaSwordsmanAndSummoner'', it's a ForegoneConclusion that Kazuki Hayashizaki will marry all of his contracted summoners.

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* ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}'' has an odd variation in which In the guy light novel ending of ''29-sai Dokushin wa Isekai de Jiyuu ni Ikita... katta'', Taichi was married to twenty wives and had multiple children with them.
* ''Literature/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': Hajime ended up marrying Yue, Shea, Tio, Kaori, Shizuku, Aiko, Liliana, and Remia. Yue is undoubtedly the TopWife.
* Since men are very rare
in question the world of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', each man not [[SexSlave sold to the cribs]] will marry every sister in a family. This turns out happily for Jerin, since [[FirstGirlWins Odelia]], [[SexEqualsLove Ren]], and [[spoiler: later and much to his surprise "[[GoodScarsEvilScars Cira]]"]] are sisters, and he falls in love with their other grown sisters [[DoesNotLikeMen Trini]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Lylia]] after the engagement, too. He also [[FriendToAllChildren gets along well]] with and nurtures [[WifeHusbandry their younger sisters]]. This is a world where sisters are raised to be one unit, sort of; for example the country is ruled by the Queens. Jealousy ''is'' brought up in the context of the man having "favorites" but doesn't even make the call; the last episode has Chizuru and Nozomu agreeing seem to share Kouta. Also, whenever he tries be as big an issue as it would be in our world. (And Jerin was apparently raised to pick and just go for it, he is interrupted.
* At the end of ''Literature/IsThisAZombie''. Ayumu works as a salaryman and quietly lives
spend equal time with his harem.
* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'': The light novels conclude with Basara consummating all
each of his relationships (future) wives, to avoid the ''appearance'' of favorites; for example, if he were to become married to a family of 30, he should wait to "visit" one until he had spent time with his harem, in an orgy. Including [[KissingCousins his biological cousin]] Mio and [[ParentalIncest his aunt]] Chisato. Each of them becomes pregnant and will eventually give birth to his offspring, once the protective barrier around each embryo expires. The barrier also ensures that of the girls can continue to have as much sex as they want in the meantime, without risk of miscarriage.
* In ''Literature/MagikaSwordsmanAndSummoner'', it's a ForegoneConclusion that Kazuki Hayashizaki will marry all of his contracted summoners.
other 29.)



* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevel2SuperCheatPowers'': Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle.
* In ''Literature/CourtshipRite'': Sure, six is ''supposed'' to be the maximum size for a marriage, but the maran-Kaiel aren't exactly sticklers for tradition. By the end of the book, they have enough power and influence to make their ''own'' traditions and add both the girl they've always loved ''and'' the new girl they've come to love to their five-marriage.
* At the end of Creator/DianeDuane's ''Literature/TheDoorIntoSunset'' Herewiss, Freelorn, Segnbora, Sunspark (a fire elemental), Hasai (a dragon), Eftgan, and Eftgan's husband Wyn all enter into a group marriage. Some of them have previously been lovers in either the physical or the metaphysical sense. One of them snarks that it will be a wedding where the partcipants outnumber the spectators.
* In ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', Lucy Westenra briefly wishes that polygamy was an option when she's proposed to by three men in one day.



* ''Literature/LordMarksmanAndVanadis'' ends with Tigre marrying Queen Regin and becoming King of Brune. Eleonora, all the other surviving Vanadis/War Maidens, his maid Titta, and Eleonora's right hand woman Lim all marry him as well, though they are officially considered concubines.



* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels, [[spoiler:Hamish Alexander chooses this when faced with his love for both Honor Harrington and his own wife, Emily. Initially, he and Honor were having an affair with Emily's knowledge and permission (she's very ill and physically frail, to the point where marital sex ain't happening). When Honor became pregnant, they went open. It helped that Honor was also a Grayson citizen, where polygamy is the norm.]]
* In ''Literature/HorizonInTheMiddleOfNowhere'', Toori's girlfriend Horizon eventually invites Asama and Nate to join in as his girlfriends as well. She gives a logical reason to form a harem since Toori's magical contract will kill him if he gets depressed and Horizon can't give him the emotional support he needs, so she wants Asama and Nate to help her keep him happy. Toori ends up with the three of them by the end of the light novel.
* A ForegoneConclusion in ''Literature/HowARealistHeroRebuiltTheKingdom'': [[ExoticExtendedMarriage both polygyny and polyandry are commonplace in Elfrieden]], which Souma's first fiancee and future TopWife Princess Liscia (whom he was [[HeirInLaw engaged to by her parents]] to legitimize them [[AbdicateTheThrone abdicating to him]]) points out to him when they're out on the town in volume 1. Despite her own feelings for him, she'd long since come to terms with the fact that AltarDiplomacy would be a fact of life for Souma as King. Souma holds a group wedding with his then-five fiancees in volume 10, concurrent with his formal coronation.



* In ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'', polygamy is just as legal in the fantasy world as monogamy, so God nonchalantly proposes that Touya do this with the girls he is travelling with. Eventually, [[spoiler: all the girls in the party confess their love to Touya, and he not only marries them, he also marries Sue, Leen, and the princesses of three other nations. And the prophecy also says that he will father at least one child with each of his nine wives, producing 8 girls and 1 boy as each of the girls' first-born.]]
** [[spoiler: Melle also end up marrying Ende along with her fellow Nei and Lycee in a bi-sexual harem.]]

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* In ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'', polygamy ''Literature/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'':
** Polygamy
is just as legal in the fantasy world as monogamy, so God nonchalantly proposes that Touya do this with the girls he is travelling with. Eventually, [[spoiler: all the girls in the party confess their love to Touya, and he not only marries them, he also marries Sue, Leen, and the princesses of three other nations. And the The prophecy also says that he will father at least one child with each of his nine wives, producing 8 girls and 1 boy as each of the girls' first-born.]]
first-born.
** [[spoiler: Melle also end ends up marrying Ende along with her fellow Nei and Lycee in a bi-sexual harem.]]bisexual harem.
* At the end of ''Literature/IsThisAZombie'', Ayumu works as a {{salaryman}} and quietly lives with his harem.
* ''Literature/JudgeDee'':
** The main character is pressured into marrying his Third Lady by First Lady, (it's not that he doesn't like the girl, it's that he's worried about taking advantage of her). In a latter book the Judge buys out two prostitutes to help him resolve a case. After a rocky start his three wives warm to the girls and indicate they are willing to accept them as permanent members of the menage. This time the Judge does ''not'' assent (and has to convince himself the shiny traces on the young woman's face when she hears the news is just a trick of the light).
** In still another book a young lady the Judge has taken on as a temporary assistant makes a sincere effort to seduce him. She apologizes afterward but adds forlornly; "I like you." The Judge assures her that he likes her too (though he hints it's because he reminds her of her happy childhood days with her father), and because he likes her he thinks she deserves better than being the fourth wife of a District Magistrate. Thankfully she appears very taken with a dashing captain.
* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'' has a variation. Sadie Kane has the hots for two guys - Walt and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]]. At the end of the series, Walt becomes Anubis' host, and Walt/Anubis enters a relationship with Sadie. This also saves Walt from dying of a curse.
* ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}'' has an odd variation in which the guy in question doesn't even make the call; the last episode has Chizuru and Nozomu agreeing to share Kouta. Also, whenever he tries to pick and just go for it, he is interrupted.



* At the end of Creator/DianeDuane's ''Literature/TheDoorIntoSunset'' Herewiss, Freelorn, Segnbora, Sunspark (a fire elemental), Hasai (a dragon), Eftgan, and Eftgan's husband Wyn all enter into a group marriage. Some of them have previously been lovers in either the physical or the metaphysical sense. One of them snarks that it will be a wedding where the partcipants outnumber the spectators.
* Since men are very rare in the world of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', each man not [[SexSlave sold to the cribs]] will marry every sister in a family. This turns out happily for Jerin, since [[FirstGirlWins Odelia]], [[SexEqualsLove Ren]], and [[spoiler: later and much to his surprise "[[GoodScarsEvilScars Cira]]"]] are sisters, and he falls in love with their other grown sisters [[DoesNotLikeMen Trini]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Lylia]] after the engagement, too. He also [[FriendToAllChildren gets along well]] with and nurtures [[WifeHusbandry their younger sisters]]. This is a world where sisters are raised to be one unit, sort of; for example the country is ruled by the Queens. Jealousy ''is'' brought up in the context of the man having "favorites" but doesn't seem to be as big an issue as it would be in our world. (And Jerin was apparently raised to spend equal time with each of his (future) wives, to avoid the ''appearance'' of favorites; for example, if he were to become married to a family of 30, he should wait to "visit" one until he had spent time with each of the other 29.)
* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevel2SuperCheatPowers'': [[spoiler:Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle]].
* In ''Literature/CourtshipRite'': Sure, six is ''supposed'' to be the maximum size for a marriage, but the maran-Kaiel aren't exactly sticklers for tradition. By the end of the book, they have enough power and influence to make their ''own'' traditions and add both the girl they've always loved ''and'' the new girl they've come to love to their five-marriage.
* In ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', Lucy Westenra briefly wishes that this was an option when she's proposed to by three men in one day.
* In the FairyTale ''Literature/GoldTreeAndSilverTree'', this is how the prince and two princesses live HappilyEverAfter.

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* At ''Literature/LordMarksmanAndVanadis'' ends with Tigre marrying Queen Regin and becoming King of Brune. Eleonora, all the end of Creator/DianeDuane's ''Literature/TheDoorIntoSunset'' Herewiss, Freelorn, Segnbora, Sunspark (a fire elemental), Hasai (a dragon), Eftgan, other surviving Vanadis/War Maidens, his maid Titta, and Eftgan's husband Wyn Eleonora's right hand woman Lim all enter into marry him as well, though they are officially considered concubines.
* In ''Literature/MagikaSwordsmanAndSummoner'', it's
a group marriage. Some of them have previously been lovers in either the physical or the metaphysical sense. One of them snarks ForegoneConclusion that it will be a wedding where the partcipants outnumber the spectators.
* Since men are very rare in the world of ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', each man not [[SexSlave sold to the cribs]]
Kazuki Hayashizaki will marry every sister in a family. This turns out happily for Jerin, since [[FirstGirlWins Odelia]], [[SexEqualsLove Ren]], and [[spoiler: later and much to his surprise "[[GoodScarsEvilScars Cira]]"]] are sisters, and he falls in love with their other grown sisters [[DoesNotLikeMen Trini]] and [[ChivalrousPervert Lylia]] after the engagement, too. He also [[FriendToAllChildren gets along well]] with and nurtures [[WifeHusbandry their younger sisters]]. This is a world where sisters are raised to be one unit, sort of; for example the country is ruled by the Queens. Jealousy ''is'' brought up in the context of the man having "favorites" but doesn't seem to be as big an issue as it would be in our world. (And Jerin was apparently raised to spend equal time with each all of his (future) wives, to avoid the ''appearance'' of favorites; for example, if he were to become married to a family of 30, he should wait to "visit" one until he had spent time with each of the other 29.)
* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevel2SuperCheatPowers'': [[spoiler:Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle]].
* In ''Literature/CourtshipRite'': Sure, six is ''supposed'' to be the maximum size for a marriage, but the maran-Kaiel aren't exactly sticklers for tradition. By the end of the book, they have enough power and influence to make their ''own'' traditions and add both the girl they've always loved ''and'' the new girl they've come to love to their five-marriage.
* In ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'', Lucy Westenra briefly wishes that this was an option when she's proposed to by three men in one day.
* In the FairyTale ''Literature/GoldTreeAndSilverTree'', this is how the prince and two princesses live HappilyEverAfter.
contracted summoners.



* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels, [[spoiler:Hamish Alexander chooses this when faced with his love for both Honor Harrington and his own wife, Emily. Initially, he and Honor were having an affair with Emily's knowledge and permission (she's very ill and physically frail, to the point where marital sex ain't happening). When Honor became pregnant, they went open. It helped that Honor was also a Grayson citizen, where polygamy is the norm.]]
* ''Literature/JudgeDee'':
** The main character is pressured into marrying his Third Lady by First Lady, (it's not that he doesn't like the girl, it's that he's worried about taking advantage of her). In a latter book the Judge buys out two prostitutes to help him resolve a case. After a rocky start his three wives warm to the girls and indicate they are willing to accept them as permanent members of the menage. This time the Judge does ''not'' assent (and has to convince himself the shiny traces on the young woman's face when she hears the news is just a trick of the light).
** In still another book a young lady the Judge has taken on as a temporary assistant makes a sincere effort to seduce him. She apologizes afterward but adds forlornly; "I like you." The Judge assures her that he likes her too (though he hints it's because he reminds her of her happy childhood days with her father), and because he likes her he thinks she deserves better than being the fourth wife of a District Magistrate. Thankfully she appears very taken with a dashing captain.
* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'' has a variation. Sadie Kane has the hots for two guys - Walt and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]]. At the end of the series, Walt becomes Anubis' host, and Walt/Anubis enters a relationship with Sadie. This also saves Walt from dying of a curse.

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* The hero of ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'' is involved in a line marriage, when an older man or an older woman each marry a younger partner, who is incorporated into the marriage, and continues that way, with all of them marrying alternately a younger man and a younger woman. Due to the shortage of women on the Moon, the most common form of marriage is an older man who marries a younger woman, who later brings a younger man into the marriage.
* In the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' novels, [[spoiler:Hamish Alexander chooses this when faced with ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'', Rudeus Greyrat goes on to marry all three of his love for both Honor Harrington and his own wife, Emily. Initially, he and Honor were having an affair with Emily's knowledge and permission (she's very ill and physically frail, to interests over the point where marital sex ain't happening). When Honor became pregnant, they went open. It helped that Honor was also a Grayson citizen, where polygamy is the norm.]]
* ''Literature/JudgeDee'':
** The main character is pressured into marrying his Third Lady by First Lady, (it's not that he doesn't like the girl, it's that he's worried about taking advantage of her). In a latter book the Judge buys out two prostitutes to help him resolve a case. After a rocky start his three wives warm to the girls and indicate they are willing to accept them as permanent members
course of the menage. This time story: ChildhoodFriend Sylphiette first, then [[TeacherStudentRomance magic tutor]] Roxy, and finally his [[KissingCousins distant cousin]] Eris.
* In ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'', Catarina offhandedly mentions once that there is a "Reverse Harem" route within
the Judge does ''not'' assent (and has to convince himself the shiny traces on the young woman's face when {{fictional|videogame}} RomanceGame ''Fortune Lover'', where Maria winds up with all four romanceable targets. However, she hears the news is just a trick of the light).
** In
still another book a young lady the Judge has taken on as a temporary assistant makes a sincere effort wishes to seduce him. She apologizes afterward but adds forlornly; "I like you." The Judge assures her avoid that he likes her too (though he hints it's route because he reminds her of her happy childhood days with her father), and because he likes her he thinks she deserves better than being it still leads to the fourth wife of a District Magistrate. Thankfully she appears very taken with a dashing captain.
* ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'' has a variation. Sadie Kane has the hots for two guys - Walt and [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]]. At the end of the series, Walt becomes Anubis' host, and Walt/Anubis enters a relationship with Sadie. This also saves Walt from dying of a curse.
in-game Catarina's doom.



* In ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'', Catarina offhandedly mentions once that there is a "Reverse Harem" route within the {{fictional|videogame}} RomanceGame ''Fortune Lover'', where Maria winds up with all four romanceable targets. However, she still wishes to avoid that route because it still leads to the in-game Catarina's doom.



* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'': The light novels conclude with Basara consummating all of his relationships with his harem, in an orgy. Including [[KissingCousins his biological cousin]] Mio and [[ParentalIncest his aunt]] Chisato. Each of them becomes pregnant and will eventually give birth to his offspring, once the protective barrier around each embryo expires. The barrier also ensures that the girls can continue to have as much sex as they want in the meantime, without risk of miscarriage.
* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Leon is officially engaged to Angelica and Olivia. When he meets Noelle, she falls in love with him but is heartbroken when she finds out he already has two fiancées, until she finds out that polygamy is legal and even encouraged in the Holtfort Kingdom, and Angelica herself encourages him to get engaged to Noelle as well for the benefit of their nation (as she is the Priestess chosen by the Sacred Tree sapling and Leon is the chosen Guardian).
* The ending of ''Literature/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has Lux marrying five of his love interests, Lisha, Krulcifer, Philuffy, Celistia and Yoruka.



* In the light novel ending of ''Literature/WorldBreakAriaOfCurseForAHolySwordsman'', the MC Moroha marries all five of his lovers, [[Main/BabiesEverAfter with Haruka carrying her baby & Elena pregnant.]]



* The hero of ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'' is involved in a line marriage, when an older man or an older woman each marry a younger partner, who is incorporated into the marriage, and continues that way, with all of them marrying alternately a younger man and a younger woman. Due to the shortage of women on the Moon, the most common form of marriage is an older man who marries a younger woman, who later brings a younger man into the marriage.
* A ForegoneConclusion in ''Literature/HowARealistHeroRebuiltTheKingdom'': [[ExoticExtendedMarriage both polygyny and polyandry are commonplace in Elfrieden]], which Souma's first fiancee and future TopWife Princess Liscia (whom he was [[HeirInLaw engaged to by her parents]] to legitimize them [[AbdicateTheThrone abdicating to him]]) points out to him when they're out on the town in volume 1. Despite her own feelings for him, she'd long since come to terms with the fact that AltarDiplomacy would be a fact of life for Souma as King. Souma holds a group wedding with his then-five fiancees in volume 10, concurrent with his formal coronation.
* ''Literature/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': Hajime ended up marrying Yue, Shea, Tio, Kaori, Shizuku, Aiko, Liliana, and Remia. Yue is undoubtedly the TopWife.
* ''Literature/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Leon is officially engaged to Angelica and Olivia. When he meets Noelle, she falls in love with him but is heartbroken when she finds out he already has two fiancées, until she finds out that polygamy is legal and even encouraged in the Holtfort Kingdom, and Angelica herself encourages him to get engaged to Noelle as well for the benefit of their nation (as she is the Priestess chosen by the Sacred Tree sapling and Leon is the chosen Guardian).
* In the light novel ending of ''Literature/WorldBreakAriaOfCurseForAHolySwordsman'', the MC Moroha marries all five of his lovers, [[Main/BabiesEverAfter with Haruka carrying her baby & Elena pregnant.]]
* The ending of light novel ''Literature/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has Lux marrying five of his love interests, Lisha, Krulcifer, Philuffy, Celistia & Yoruka.
* In the light novel ending of ''29-sai Dokushin wa Isekai de Jiyuu ni Ikita... katta'', Taichi was married to twenty wives and had multiple children with them.



* Parodied in a ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRvuXu1_iF0 sketch]], where due to a series of {{Accidental Proposal}}s all the men end up marrying the Registrar of Marriages.
-->'''Narrator (Terry Jones):''' ''(over a black and white picture of the five British Pythons, arm-in-arm-in-arm-in-etc.)'' Well, things turned out all right in the end. You mustn't ask ''how'', 'cause it's ''naughty.''



* ''Series/TheTribe'': Ram married [[SiblingTriangle sisters Java and Siva]]. When he meets Ebony (the third sister) he wants to marry her too, not out of love, but to "complete the set". They're not looking forward to this, since Java and Siva hate Ebony, and it goes both ways. [[spoiler:She promises Ram that she will, but later chooses his much kinder subordinate Jay instead.]]



* Parodied in a ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRvuXu1_iF0 sketch]], where due to a series of {{Accidental Proposal}}s all the men end up marrying the Registrar of Marriages.
-->'''Narrator (Terry Jones):''' ''(over a black and white picture of the five British Pythons, arm-in-arm-in-arm-in-etc.)'' Well, things turned out all right in the end. You mustn't ask ''how'', 'cause it's ''naughty.''
* ''Series/TheTribe'': Ram married [[SiblingTriangle sisters Java and Siva]]. When he meets Ebony (the third sister) he wants to marry her too, not out of love, but to "complete the set". They're not looking forward to this, since Java and Siva hate Ebony, and it goes both ways. [[spoiler:She promises Ram that she will, but later chooses his much kinder subordinate Jay instead.]]



* According to the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'', Jacob works for Laban seven years to marry his beloved Rachel. When the ceremony rolls around,[[note]]and after he [[SexualEuphemism went in to her]] the evening after,[[/note]] he finds out the morning after that his new wife is actually Leah, Rachel's older sister, instead. Laban's solution: you have to work another seven years to get the other girl, too.[[note]]Although (while the wording isn't crystal clear) he seems to have been permitted to marry Rachel a week later and then serve the additional seven years as indenture.[[/note]] Not only that, but both women bring their handmaids into it, too: Rachel because she's barren (for a while), and Leah because, well, she's [[TheUnfavorite the less favored wife]] and has to keep up. So Jacob winds up having four "wives" and a total of 13 children.



* According to the ''Literature/BookOfGenesis'', Jacob works for Laban seven years to marry his beloved Rachel. When the ceremony rolls around,[[note]]and after he [[SexualEuphemism went in to her]] the evening after,[[/note]] he finds out the morning after that his new wife is actually Leah, Rachel's older sister, instead. Laban's solution: you have to work another seven years to get the other girl, too.[[note]]Although (while the wording isn't crystal clear) he seems to have been permitted to marry Rachel a week later and then serve the additional seven years as indenture.[[/note]] Not only that, but both women bring their handmaids into it, too: Rachel because she's barren (for a while), and Leah because, well, she's [[TheUnfavorite the less favored wife]] and has to keep up. So Jacob winds up having four "wives" and a total of 13 children.
* In the Illiad Zeus has three wives; Dione, Hera and Leto.
* UsefulNotes/{{Islam}} allows men to have up to four wives, provided he can afford to care for all of them, and actually takes care of them all equally. (However, it specifically forbids a woman to have more than one husband at a time, on the grounds that LineageComesFromTheFather, and therefore it's important to know whose kids are whose.)
* UsefulNotes/{{Mormonism}} is popularly associated with polygamy. Mormon prophet Joseph Smith had around 27 wives and his successor Brigham Young had 55(!). Historically, "plural marriage" was practiced by elite Mormon men, and, though it is now disavowed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is still practiced by members of splinter sects. Plural marriage in the Mormon faith when it was first instituted was more a case of the marriage being one that essentially assigned the Husband to take care of the new wife and her family, as many of those were widows of Mormon handcart settlers who had died on the trek west, rather than any sexual or romantic intent. Polygamy is disavowed by Brigham Young close to the end of his tenure as leader of the Mormon faith and by the largest groups in the movement, the groups practicing it being mostly the various "fundamentalist Mormon" groups such as the FLDS church, which are inhabitants of Mormon Flats, Utah and Creston, British Colombia.



* In Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/TrialByJury'', the philandering defendant proposes that it would solve their dilemma if "I marry this lady today / And I'll marry the other tomorrow!" Unfortunately, this is determined to be the crime of "[[{{Malaproper}} Burglaree]]."



* In Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/TrialByJury'', the philandering defendant proposes that it would solve their dilemma if "I marry this lady today / And I'll marry the other tomorrow!" Unfortunately, this is determined to be the crime of "[[{{Malaproper}} Burglaree]]."



* This is an option for Muslim rulers in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII''. Taking women as concubines is an option for a ruler who follows any religion other than Christianity or Islam. Concubines provide heirs just like plural wives, but the concubines themselves don't offer political alliances like wives can, and there is no prestige loss for taking a lowborn woman as a concubine.



* In ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'' there are two party members who are in a troubled romantic relationship, Octavia and Regongar. In order for them to get a happy ending, you have to romance them both (otherwise, one makes a HeroicSacrifice for the other). If you did choose to romance them, you actually marry them both (because, it's your kingdom so you get to make the rules!) at the end of the game. You actually get this option whether you play as a male or female character (avoiding some UnfortunateImplications, running into others though), while the other romances in the game are gender-locked.
** The ''Wild Cards'' DLC introduces tiefling twins Kalikke and Kanerah, who can only exist one at a time on the Material Plane ([[DealWithTheDevil long story]]) and can swap via magical TwinSwitch. Both are romanceable, and if you end up fixing their situation so they can both be present at once, you can get an ending where you [[ALadyOnEachArm marry them both at the same time]].



* This is an option for Muslim rulers in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII''. Taking women as concubines is an option for a ruler who follows any religion other than Christianity or Islam. Concubines provide heirs just like plural wives, but the concubines themselves don't offer political alliances like wives can, and there is no prestige loss for taking a lowborn woman as a concubine.
* In ''VideoGame/PathfinderKingmaker'' there are two party members who are in a troubled romantic relationship, Octavia and Regongar. In order for them to get a happy ending, you have to romance them both (otherwise, one makes a HeroicSacrifice for the other). If you did choose to romance them, you actually marry them both (because, it's your kingdom so you get to make the rules!) at the end of the game. You actually get this option whether you play as a male or female character (avoiding some UnfortunateImplications, running into others though), while the other romances in the game are gender-locked.
** The ''Wild Cards'' DLC introduces tiefling twins Kalikke and Kanerah, who can only exist one at a time on the Material Plane ([[DealWithTheDevil long story]]) and can swap via magical TwinSwitch. Both are romanceable, and if you end up fixing their situation so they can both be present at once, you can get an ending where you [[ALadyOnEachArm marry them both at the same time]].



* ''VisualNovel/FunbagFantasySeries'' has Lute rise from being a no-name soldier to the hero and eventually ruler of Edelleland, desired by the ladies he's formed bonds with. By the canon ending, Lute marries three of his original six lovers (Shamsiel, Roxanne, and Luceria) while the other three directly serve under him in positions of royal power (Isis, Gladys, and Emeralia). In its direct sequel, Nellis and Aphrodia are added into the mix, and the second sequel adds in Rosalyn, Estoria, and Serebria. By the full story's end, Lute winds up married to ten of his possible eleven lovers of his harem.



* ''VisualNovel/FunbagFantasySeries'' has Lute rise from being a no-name soldier to the hero and eventually ruler of Edelleland, desired by the ladies he's formed bonds with. By the canon ending, Lute marries three of his original six lovers (Shamsiel, Roxanne, and Luceria) while the other three directly serve under him in positions of royal power (Isis, Gladys, and Emeralia). In its direct sequel, Nellis and Aphrodia are added into the mix, and the second sequel adds in Rosalyn, Estoria, and Serebria. By the full story's end, Lute winds up married to ten of his possible eleven lovers of his harem.



* In the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] comic, ''[[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/133680/Valley-of-the-Thunder-Ladies Valley of the Thunder Ladies]]'', Curtis, a feline western explorer explores a hidden valley, discovers a civilisation of dinosaur anthros and aids them in a crucial matter. In gratitude, they name him Chief of the grand alliance of the various tribes he help found, and offer him to marry a female of one of the alliance. The cat declines the marriage portion since that would show favoritism to one of the tribes, and the council of tribes concede he has a point. After a conference on the matter, the council cheerfully proclaim that instead Curtis will marry all the females presented, which the cat definitely does ''not'' anticipate they would do. As it happens, all the wives are more than happy with this political arrangement since they get along well and all love the cat themselves. However, that family has a challenge when the cat's old love from the West, Francine, is discovered looking for him, and is less than pleased to learn what has happened. [[spoiler: Thankfully, she comes around later on and Curtis marries her like he did with the other women.]]



* ''Webcomic/MobTies'', it is suggested [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Mob_Ties/index.php?p=231247 here]].

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* ''Webcomic/MobTies'', In the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] comic, ''[[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/133680/Valley-of-the-Thunder-Ladies Valley of the Thunder Ladies]]'', Curtis, a feline western explorer explores a hidden valley, discovers a civilisation of dinosaur anthros and aids them in a crucial matter. In gratitude, they name him Chief of the grand alliance of the various tribes he help found, and offer him to marry a female of one of the alliance. The cat declines the marriage portion since that would show favoritism to one of the tribes, and the council of tribes concede he has a point. After a conference on the matter, the council cheerfully proclaim that instead Curtis will marry all the females presented, which the cat definitely does ''not'' anticipate they would do. As it happens, all the wives are more than happy with this political arrangement since they get along well and all love the cat themselves. However, that family has a challenge when the cat's old love from the West, Francine, is suggested [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Mob_Ties/index.php?p=231247 here]].discovered looking for him, and is less than pleased to learn what has happened. [[spoiler: Thankfully, she comes around later on and Curtis marries her like he did with the other women.]]



* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': To Cruella of all people. In the finale, a whole bunch of men that Cruella has met throughout the series, including a cult who believe her to be their alien leader, all admit to having feelings for her and want to marry her right away.



* Parodied and reversed in the ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' episode "Trio's Company" which ends with Gigi marrying Harvey, Peanut, Phil, her friends Vince and Terry, and a bear. Of course, Gigi has a habit of [[ReallyGetsAround flirting/sleeping with every man she comes across]]... except [[ButtMonkey Harvey]].

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* Parodied and reversed in the ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' episode "Trio's Company" "[[Recap/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLawS2E2TriosCompany Trio's Company]]" which ends with Gigi marrying Harvey, Peanut, Phil, her friends Vince and Terry, and a bear. Of course, Gigi has a habit of [[ReallyGetsAround flirting/sleeping with every man she comes across]]... except [[ButtMonkey Harvey]].Harvey]].
* Not a marriage, but in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}: [[Recap/FuturamaM2TheBeastWithABillionBacks The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' Fry falls for Colleen and moves in with her only to discover that she has four other boyfriends who all live together as one big, happy(ish) family. Fry tries to accept the situation but can't take it for long. The same movie has [[BizarreAlienBiology Yivo]] marry ''the entire universe'' (or at least, its biological inhabitants).



* Not a marriage, but in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs]]'' Fry falls for Colleen and moves in with her only to discover that she has four other boyfriends who all live together as one big, happy(ish) family. Fry tries to accept the situation but can't take it for long. The same movie has [[BizarreAlienBiology Yivo]] marry ''the entire universe'' (or at least, its biological inhabitants).



* Brought up in the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Gem Harvest"; after overhearing Andy's disgust at the fact that Greg and Rose didn't marry before producing Steven, Pearl [[ComicallyMissingThePoint suggests that they all marry each other]].

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* Brought up in the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Gem Harvest"; "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E8GemHarvest Gem Harvest]]"; after overhearing Andy's disgust at the fact that Greg and Rose didn't marry before producing Steven, Pearl [[ComicallyMissingThePoint suggests that they all marry each other]].



* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': To Cruella of all people. In the finale, a whole bunch of men that Cruella has met throughout the series, including a cult who believe her to be their alien leader, all admit to having feelings for her and want to marry her right away.
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->'''Buster:''' I can't marry all three of them! That's bigamy!\\

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* Deconstructed in ''Series/BigLove''. Bill has three wives (Barb, Nicki, and Maureen), and he ultimately brings in Irina to be the fourth wife (though she doesn't last). It is far from an easy solution to everything.
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* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevelTwoCheatPowers'': [[spoiler:Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle]].

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* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevelTwoCheatPowers'': ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevel2SuperCheatPowers'': [[spoiler:Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle]].
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* In the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] comic, ''[[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/133680/Valley-of-the-Thunder-Ladies Valley of the Thunder Ladies]]'', Curtis, a feline western explorer explores a hidden valley, discovers a civilisation of dinosaur anthros and aids them in a crucial matter. In gratitude, they name him Chief of the grand alliance of the various tribes he help found, and offer him to marry a female of one of the alliance. The cat declines the marriage portion since that would show favoritism to one of the tribes, and the council of tribes concede he has a point. After a conference on the matter, the council cheerfully proclaim that instead Curtis will marry all the females presented, which the cat definitely does ''not'' anticipate they would do. As it happens, all the wives are more than happy with this political arrangement since they get along well and all love the cat themselves. However, that family has a challenge when the cat's old love from the West, Francine, is discovered looking for him, and is less than pleased to learn what has happened.

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* In the [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furry]] comic, ''[[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/133680/Valley-of-the-Thunder-Ladies Valley of the Thunder Ladies]]'', Curtis, a feline western explorer explores a hidden valley, discovers a civilisation of dinosaur anthros and aids them in a crucial matter. In gratitude, they name him Chief of the grand alliance of the various tribes he help found, and offer him to marry a female of one of the alliance. The cat declines the marriage portion since that would show favoritism to one of the tribes, and the council of tribes concede he has a point. After a conference on the matter, the council cheerfully proclaim that instead Curtis will marry all the females presented, which the cat definitely does ''not'' anticipate they would do. As it happens, all the wives are more than happy with this political arrangement since they get along well and all love the cat themselves. However, that family has a challenge when the cat's old love from the West, Francine, is discovered looking for him, and is less than pleased to learn what has happened. [[spoiler: Thankfully, she comes around later on and Curtis marries her like he did with the other women.]]
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* ''VisualNovel/NekoMiko'': The GoldenEnding has the protagonist confess his love to both Ayame and Kaede, promising to be with both of them forever. They promptly have ThreeWaySex in the 18+ version to celebrate.
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* ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'': At the end of episode 14, Kazuki is made to go alone into space, with both Mizukis, Yayoi, and D (all the girls in love with him) as his official staff, at the actual instigation of the all the major parental authority figures (the Sanada and Rara parents) in the series. No big surprise, since it's from the same company that made ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', and is in fact canonically considered to be connected to ''Tenchi Muyo'' by TheMultiverse concept.

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* ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'': At the end of episode 14, Kazuki is made to go alone into space, with both Mizukis, Yayoi, and D (all the girls in love with him) as his official staff, at the actual instigation of the all the major parental authority figures (the Sanada and Rara parents) in the series. No big surprise, since it's from the same company that made ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'', and is in fact canonically considered to be connected to ''Tenchi Muyo'' by TheMultiverse concept.
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* At the end of the ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' OVA, our heroes have dispatched the BigBad, and two of the three girls in Photon's [[HaremGenre Harem]] start bickering over who gets him. Photon promptly [[FaceDoodling draws on each of their foreheads]] the same kana for baka that's on his forehead ([[ItMakesSenseInContext it's an in-universe cultural thing, apparently]]), and proudly declares "I'll protect all of you!"

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* At the end of the ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' ''Anime/PhotonTheIdiotAdventures'' OVA, our heroes have dispatched the BigBad, and two of the three girls in Photon's [[HaremGenre Harem]] start bickering over who gets him. Photon promptly [[FaceDoodling draws on each of their foreheads]] the same kana for baka that's on his forehead ([[ItMakesSenseInContext it's an in-universe cultural thing, apparently]]), and proudly declares "I'll protect all of you!"
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* ''Literature/ChillinInAnotherWorldWithLevelTwoCheatPowers'': [[spoiler:Soon after Gholl learns Uliminas loves him and desires to marry him despite his own infatuation with Balirossa, he decides to marry them both. Generations of the Demon King have taken multiple brides after all and he sees this as the simple solution to the love triangle]].
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May require ExoticExtendedMarriage if the marriage is literal. In RealLife, such a thing is called polygamy. Which is illegal in most of the world.

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May require ExoticExtendedMarriage if the marriage is literal. In RealLife, such a thing is called polygamy. Which polygamy, and it is illegal in most of the world.
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* Happens at the very end of the [[{{Hentai}} h-anime]] ''Love Princess Koihime''. In the first part a young man goes back to his home town to visit his grandma, and reconnects with his four, female, childhood friends. However it's revealed that his grandma is the last human in [[HiddenElfVillage the village that used to populated by both humans and shinigami]], and that he accidentally proposed marriage to all four of them, who are the daughters of the heads of the shinigami clans. At the end, a vote is held whether to allow the young man to stay or erase his memory and banish him. One of the girls breaks the tie to banish him saying that as a human, they'll outlive him and rob him of a normal human life, and the young man wakes up from a nap and goes home. In the sequel, the young man gets back to visit his grandma again, and reconnects with another friend. However, this new friend is the daughter if a vengeful shinigami who was banned and is seeking revenge against the heads of the clans, who are busy testing the young man whether or not he's worthy to marry any of their daughters. When the banished shinigami kidnap the girls, he goes to rescue them, and after the banished yokai are defeated, a head of one the clans tells the young man that [[BroughtDownToNormal their memories were erased, depowerd, and banished to live as humans]]. Furthermore, becuase of his courage, he was deemed worthy, and when he asks which one of the girls he'll marry, he's told he can marry the four of them. After an exhausting wedding night, they head out for their new life in the city, while he says that a harem is not all it's cracked out to be.

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* Happens at the very end of the [[{{Hentai}} h-anime]] ''Love Princess Koihime''. In the first part a young man goes back to his home town to visit his grandma, and reconnects with his four, female, childhood friends. However it's revealed that his grandma is the last human in [[HiddenElfVillage the village that used to populated by both humans and shinigami]], and that he accidentally proposed marriage to all four of them, who are the daughters of the heads of the shinigami clans. At the end, a vote is held whether to allow the young man to stay or erase his memory and banish him. One of the girls breaks the tie to banish him saying that as a human, they'll outlive him and rob him of a normal human life, and the young man wakes up from a nap and goes home. In the sequel, the young man gets back to visit his grandma again, and reconnects with another friend. However, this new friend is the daughter if a vengeful shinigami who was banned and is seeking revenge against the heads of the clans, who are busy testing the young man whether or not he's worthy to marry any of their daughters. When the banished shinigami kidnap the girls, he goes to rescue them, and after the banished yokai are defeated, a head of one the clans tells the young man that [[BroughtDownToNormal their memories were erased, depowerd, and banished to live as humans]]. Furthermore, becuase because of his courage, he was deemed worthy, and when he asks which one of the girls he'll marry, he's told he can marry the four of them. After an exhausting wedding night, they head out for their new life in the city, while he says that a harem is not all it's cracked out to be.
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* ''Manga/IonoTheFanatics''. [[GirlsLove Queen Iono loves every single girl]] in her harem and they love her back. All 50,000+ of them.

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* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': PlayedForLaughs. When the Traveler and Paimon try to explain a HaremGenre story to Ei, she immediately says that the simplest solution is to have the protagonist marry all seven girls. Since Inazuma is based on Imperial Japan, where this sort of thing ''did'' happen (though usually not with that many mistresses), she has a point. Paimon disagrees.
-->'''Paimon:''' That would be the most boring story ever!
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* ''Manga/JoujuuSenjinMushibugyou'': By the time skip finale, [[spoiler: Jinbei ended up marrying Oharu, Hibachi and Kuroageha. It has not yet been decided who's the legal wife and who's the concubines. Even [[BabiesEverAfter having nine kids, three with each of them.]]]]
* Hazumu from ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' tried this one, but it ended up completely collapsing into a quantum romance singularity.

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* ''Manga/JoujuuSenjinMushibugyou'': By the time skip finale, [[spoiler: Jinbei ended up marrying Oharu, Hibachi and Kuroageha. It has not yet been decided who's the legal wife and who's the concubines. Even after [[BabiesEverAfter having nine kids, three with each of them.]]]]
* Hazumu from ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' tried this one, but wasn't in any hurry to choose between Yasuna and Tomari, and they didn't seem to have any problem with that. Then it ended up completely collapsing into turns out Hazumu [[spoiler:will die in a quantum romance singularity.few months if she doesn't find a soulmate to share LifeEnergy with]], [[SubvertedTrope literally forcing her to chose one]].
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See also OneTrueThreesome when it happens in fanon and {{Polyamory}} for group marriage in general. Contrast DumpThemAll, where the main character chooses none of the LoveInterests, and/or chooses someone outside the circle, and NoRomanticResolution where there is no conclusion between the love interest and the circle and they remain a [[HandsomeLech (usually)]] CelibateHero. This is almost AlwaysMale, due to longstanding {{Double Standard}}s. However, there is nothing stopping the trope from being applied to a female lead in the right setting, and this has become more common over time.

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* ''Fanfic/TekkaDread'': Subverted. After discovering the long-term dangers of Tarak and Mejele's artificial procreation that will result in the extinction of humankind, Magno suggests the solution is natural procreation, ideally with one of them being one who was born naturally (in other words, Slade). Magno jokes to Slade that "for the good of humanity", he should marry Dita, Jura, and Meia, since he's built relationships with them already, and if not, at the very least bed them to ensure children. Slade was not amused by this, but it did got him to thinking of the three Dread pilots more intimately. Before their eventual war against the Radam, [[spoiler:Jura is the first to have sex with Slade. going at it for ''hours''. Next, Meia has sex with Slade, then finally, Dita has sex with him. Jura is the first to get pregnant]].
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** The discovery in the [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] that Juraians practice polygamy implies that Tenchi could do this. In the original series, he tends towards NoRomanticResolution by remaining friendly with all of the girls but not favoring any of them, but in the core continuity's [[AllThereInTheManual tie-in doujinshi]], it is clearly stated that [[spoiler:he did eventually marry them all, though Washu is the first one to bear him a child]]. This trope was originally called the "Tenchi Solution".

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** The discovery in the [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] that Juraians practice polygamy implies that Tenchi could do this. In the original series, he tends towards NoRomanticResolution by remaining friendly with all of the girls but not favoring any of them, but in the core continuity's [[AllThereInTheManual tie-in doujinshi]], doujinshi]] as well as the fifth ''Ryo-Ohki'' OVA episode "I am sure you have your opinion on the matter, but please consider the matter closed", it is clearly stated that [[spoiler:he did eventually marry them all, though Washu is the first one to bear him a child]]. This trope was originally called the "Tenchi Solution".

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