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Sometimes, beating a game will unlock the ability to play as ''another character entirely'', presenting a different storyline, often parallel to the main one, which unfolds to reveal a side of the story you never knew before...or perhaps simply an amusing [[Perspective Flip]], where the former heroes are now villains or incidental side characters.

 

 

Compare [[New Game+]], [[Lower Deck Episode]] & [[The Rashomon]]. If, instead of a game mode, you get an entire sequel like this, it's a [[POV Sequel]]. If, instead, only the good guys get such a perspective, then you have [[No Campaign for the Wicked]].

 

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories|Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]'' and its [[PlayStation 2]] remake feature "Reverse/Rebirth", in which you guide Riku through the castle at the same time as and just after Sora goes through it.

** The [[Trope Namer]], while from ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', isn't actually an example itself; the name comes from a hidden video in the first game that provided a preview of characters and teased plot threads for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.

** It could be argued that the first game in the Sonic series to do this was ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]]''. Playing as Knuckles would present different level designs and a slightly different story, and it would even let you play as Knuckles in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]''.

*** The trope is subverted in this case: Knuckles' story takes place not during Sonic's story, but after: the Death Egg and Eggman are no longer on the island (the one Eggman's appearance in Flying Battery Zone is actually an oversight because he has different sprites in that encounter), the ghosts are unleashed in the pyramid during Sonic's game, but are present from the start in Knuckles' game, and while in Sonic's game the Angel Island is at sea level and only raises in the sky at the end of the game, it's always flying in Knuckles' game. Not to mention that Sonic and Knuckles settle their differences towards the end of Sonic's game, they seem friends at the end of Knuckles' game despite not having met during the game. Oh, and that at the end of Sonic's story the main villain in Knuckles's story appears as [[The Stinger]].

* ''[[Lego Adaptation Game|Lego]] [[Batman]]'' allows you to play an episode as the villains after completing it with Batman, showing how they broke into these places and put their nefarious schemes into place before the Dark Knight interfered. The game counts these as separate levels with their own sets of collectibles necessary for [[One Hundred Percent Completion]].

* ''[[Noitu Love]] 2: Devolution'' lets you play as {{spoiler|Rilo Doppelori}} after you beat the game once, and Mr. Almond after beating it with {{spoiler|Rilo}}, although he doesn't have a unique take on the plot like {{spoiler|Rilo}} does.

* ''[[Dead Rising 2]]'''s [[Updated Rerelease]] allows players to play as [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Frank West]], the protagonist from the first game in a retelling of the second game's story. Chuck Greene (the second game's hero) now serves as Frank's [[The Lancer|Lancer]] in co-op mode.

* ''[[Tales of Xillia]]'' allows you to choose either Jude or Milla at the beginning of the game as the "main character". Whoever you choose will get more scenes, their own set of battle music, and you get to see their version of events when the party splits up. While Jude is a more traditional [[Audience Surrogate]] whose scenes focus on [[Character Development]], Milla is more involved in the events of the plot.

 

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