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{{trope}}
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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.
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* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
** 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 ''[[
*** That video later became the focus of a [[POV Sequel]], so it isn't entirely unrelated, interestingly enough.
* ''[[
* ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
** ''[[Disgaea 2
** Raspberyl's [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] story in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' occurs after the game ends, where she becomes a teacher.
*** The [[Play Station Vita]] remake of ''Disgaea 3'' will have ''four'' new scenarios, including one starring two entirely new characters made for the port.
** ''[[Disgaea 4:
* The Wii and PSP ports of ''[[Phantom Brave]]'' have an [[Alternate Continuity]] called "Another Marona" where right before the plot of the main story, [[
* This is absurdly common in [[Nippon Ichi]] remakes. The PSP remake of ''[[
* ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe|Fire Emblem: The Sword of Flame]]'' has Hector's Story, where you play as Hector (no, really?). Thing is, with the exception of the first chapter, three added side-quests (including a side-quest ''to a side quest''), two extra mandatory chapters, an extra character in one of the extra chapters, an extra character in a chapter that ''was'' there in Eliwood's story but just never showed up for some reason, [[Overly Long Gag|a few dialogue changes, the placement of the enemies, and the two extra endings you could get by playing some or all of the aforementioned side-quests]], it's basically the same thing. Yes, that sounded like a [[Long List]], but really, in a game like ''[[Fire Emblem]]'', that's not a lot of stuff. The music was generally better, though.
** It is also harder particularly on Hector ([[Nintendo Hard|Nintendo]]) ''Hard'' mode, the standard difficulty for accessing the series' [[Serious Business]] [[Character Tiers]].
** Actually, a bit of [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]
* ''[[Fire Emblem:
* ''[[Resident Evil 2]]'' was one of the first to pull this, with one disc for Leon S. Kennedy's side of the story and a second for Claire Redfield's. Players could play both sides of the story in either order, but got more areas to explore in the second run. Additionally, the way certain events transpire also changes depending on which character is chosen first. And once the second scenario is completed, it opens up yet another side story, where the player controls Hunk, a surviving member of the [[Gas Mask Mooks|Umbrella Special Forces]] unit that attacked William Birkin.
** The [[
* The ''[[
** And, of course, [[Downer Ending|it ends a lot faster.]]
* Proto Man mode in ''[[
** In ''[[Mega Man Powered Up]]'' for the PSP, you get the ability to play the game as any Robot Master you managed to beat by using ''only'' the [[Arm Cannon|Mega Buster]] - since you're always guaranteed to have done so with at least the first Robot Master you defeated, you'll always have one. So in that version, you actually can have this eleven times. Furthermore, the boss of the stage of the Robot Master you're playing as will be a fake, Wily-produced Mega Man instead.
*** Roll, Proto Man, and Mega Man with his slide and charge shot from later games in the series are also unlockable, as is <s>Rock</s> Mega with [[Joke Character|no abilities whatsoever]].
** In ''[[
** In the doujin clone ''[[Rosenkreuzstilette]]'', after playing through the game as the regular character, Spiritia, you get a code that if entered at the title screen allows you to play as Grolla, the sword-wielding [[Lady of War]] who was one of the eight regular bosses of the game; she plays like a clone of [[Mega Man X
*** And that fight is apparently meant to be the ''same fight'' as in Spiritia's story. So the other bosses are being beaten ''twice'' at mostly the same time.
* Three (four in the [[
* Variant in the ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' and ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' series: Unlocking a new character means you can go through their specific Story Mode and/or add new missions.
* ''[[Castlevania]]'' has many examples across many games. Richter Mode (which appears in both ''[[Symphony of the Night]]'' and ''[[Portrait of Ruin]]'', though the latter misspells his name as "Richiter"), Axe Armor Mode, Julius Mode (in both Sorrow games)...
** The Julius Mode in ''[[Castlevania Sorrow|Dawn of Sorrow]]'' even has its own plotline (following on the {{spoiler|Somacula}} ending). The Julius Mode in ''Aria of Sorrow'', however, is merely a bonus mode as with most other modes with alternate characters (with the exception of ''Dawn of Sorrow'''s equivalent and the below).
** {{spoiler|Sisters}} Mode in ''[[Portrait of Ruin]]'', meanwhile, is a prequel to the game's events.
* ''[[
** Sadly fails to live up to expectations for many, since the way Vergil fights is the ONLY thing different about Vergil Mode.
* ''[[Half-Life]]: Decay'' features a bonus mission where you can play as a Vortigaunt.
** In fact, basically every single one of the ''Half-Life'' expansion packs was this to the original game, with ''Opposing Force'' casting the player as one of the invading marines, ''Blue Shift'' letting players step into Barney's shoes, and ''Decay'' giving players two <s>middle-aged</s> young female scientists in powered armor to play with, through the whole resonance cascade.
* A lot of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' games have this from the start (For example, 2 sides in ''[[
** It could be argued that the first game in the Sonic series to do this was ''[[
*** 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]].
** This was also in effect in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
* ''[[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.
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* Completing ''[[Bunny Must Die]]'' with sufficient time power-ups unlocks ''Chelsea and the 7 Devils'', where you play through the same levels as the antagonist Chelsea. In this case, ''7 Devils'' is not simply a perspective flip, but an attempt by the characters to turn back time and change the past.
** While being Bunny's last boss (as Bunny is Chelsea's last non-anticlimactic boss), they're not really antagonists, as they either ignored or coincidentally helped each other throughout.
* Gathering 104 of the [[
* ''[[Star Wars]]: Empire at War'' lets one play as the Rebellion (canon) and Empire (non-canon but epic), with their own missions and accessible planets.
** Star Wars games in general love retreading film territory.
* Beating ''[[Um Jammer Lammy]]'' once unlocks an extra mode where you can play as Parappa from the original game, with all-new story cutscenes (that don't tie in to the gameplay) and remixed stage music with new lyrics.
* The [[
* In the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' movie game for the [[
** Allegedly, the [[
* ''N3: Ninety-Nine Nights'' relies '''completely''' on this trope. Entire subplots only appear when you get far enough to play through as the right character.
** ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' works much the same way.
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* Beat ''[[Tenchu]] 2'' with both Rikimaru & Ayame to play as Tatsumaru and learn why he betrayed the Azuma. Ditto Tesshu in Wrath Of Heaven.
* The [[Updated Rerelease]] version of ''[[Metal Gear]] Solid 2'', ''Subsistence'', features the Snake Tales bonus mode, where you can play short sequences as Snake, to compensate for having to play most of the game as Raiden.
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|''Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Falsebound Kingdom'']] had one story each for Yugi and Kaiba. Completing both modes granted access to a shorter mode for Joey.
* This is as good a trope as any to describe ''Nethergate'', which is essentially two intertwined games with the same engine. At the beginning, you choose to be a Roman or a Celt, and each plays through half the plot, often with one setting up elements that are only explored in the other's scenario. However, since the two scenarios take place concurrently, and since neither side fully understands what's going on, you can play the two in any order.
* In the [[
* ''[[Silent Hill 2]]'': The "Born From a Wish" sub-scenario.
* [[Square Enix]]'s [[IOS Games|iPhone RPG]] ''[[Chaos Rings (
* All of the [[Command
** While that is true, only Firestorm and C&C3 actually tell the same story. The rest of them have the campaigns exist in [[Alternate History|different timelines]].
** This could be considered only slightly in keeping with the spirit of this trope, as these alternate stories/perspectives are always open from the start, with one exception: Beating the GDI and Nod campaigns in C&C3 unlocks the Scrin campaign.
* The GBA and PSP versions of ''[[
* ''[[Haegemonia Legions Of Iron|Haegemonia: Legions of Iron]]'' starts with two separate campaigns for Earth and Mars, but they converge after the first several missions. Beyond that, the only differences are the primary hero and cosmetic ship designs.
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]: [[Battle For Middle Earth]]'' games have alternate campaigns for both the Good (canon) and Bad forces.
* The first two ''[[
** ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' has the same events play out in some areas from the Horde's and Alliance's separate points of view. A notable example is the Southern Barrens: the Horde is reeling from the fire-bombing and looting of Camp Taurajo, kill the general responsible, and blow up an Alliance archaeology digsite. The Alliance players, meanwhile, deal with the death of their general who deeply regretted the way Taurajo turned out, arrest the convicts looting the ruined town, and report to a man that his son died in an explosion.
* ''[[Alone in
* ''[[
* ''[[Battlezone (1998
** A good example of the difference between the two is the fate of Manson. The Braddock arc starts right off with you {{spoiler|smoking him out of hiding after he proclaimed Braddock a traitor; his body is found a few hours after the battle}}. The Shabayev arc however has you {{spoiler|at one point relieving the siege on his base and organizing his forces into a counterattack; you also happen to get evidence of Braddock doing background deals with the Scion traitors who only appear in this arc and mess things up a few times}}.
* The survival horror game ''Kuon'' lets you choose between two main characters, however it is only after completing both characters storyline that the final character and the ending is unlocked.
* In the fighting game ''[[Death Vegas]]'', all the playable characters' Story Modes actually interweave into a single story, with all of their fights and victories canon within that story.
* ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2'' allows you to choose if you want to join Ironman's Pro-Reg team or Cap America's resistance. Depending on which side you choose, you get either Ironman or Captain America's perspective about the other team.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Shantae|Shantae: Half Genie Hero]]'' has the "Pirate Queen's Quest" DLC, which lets the player play the game as antagonist Risky Boots, showing Risky's side of the story. Or rather, [[Unreliable Narrator|Risky's interpretation of it]].
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