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* Seemingly normal high school student Victor joined the cast of ''[[Runaways]]'' after Gert came back from the future to warn the kids that he would someday kill ''every super hero on the planet''. And not only was Future!Gert leading the Avengers, but she looked so different that the fifteen-year-old Gert didn't recognize herself.

* A late arc of ''[[Flash|Impulse]]'' called "Dark Tomorrow" had Bart and his [[Time Travel Tense Trouble|present-day then-girlfriend]] Carol transported to the 30th century after Bart's mentor Max Merucry "died." They discover that their future selves, living in a very [[Bad Future]] run by Bart's evil grampa, are quite Badass... and also fighting on opposite sides, with Carol working for [[President Evil|President Thawne]]. Even though he's on the good side, Future!Bart is much [[Darker and Edgier|more savage]] than the kid we all know and love.

** Her younger sister is also destined to become a Starwoman in the future.

* Bratty Damian Wayne from [[Batman]] becomes one of these in ''Batman 666'', taking place in the future (or perhaps a possible future). He stretches the no-kill rule to the limits, more than willing to brutally injure and kill his opponents, although he does mention that he promised his father not to kill. He "cheats" by rigging the entire city of Gotham with booby traps and bombs, acknowledging that he won't match his predecessors. And he has made a [[Deal with the Devil]], able to survive and heal immediately when he was shot with bullets, his soul in exchange for his need to protect Gotham.

* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' inverts this with Magus ({{spoiler|also known as Janus back in his own past}}). A full arc after crossing blades with the Fiendlord, you come upon a [[Creepy Child]] who informs you that one of your own ({{spoiler|Crono}}) will die. {{spoiler|It's after the Kingdom of Zeal crumbles that Magus lets them know of his past, and the party makes the connection at that point; a savvy player should see this much sooner.}}

* ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' has Servant Archer, who is nominally of the Archer Class and focused on ranged attacks, but is also very good at swordsmanship, and has the power to summon any sword he can think of, with his ultimate attack being a Reality Marble by the name of "Unlimited Blade Works." {{spoiler|He is the future incarnation of Emiya Shirou, the protagonist of the series, who also has the ability to summon swords. Archer, however, is nowhere near the idealist that Shirou is, and his reason for coming to Shirou's time is to kill him}}.

* "[[Badass Creed|I am the white void. I am the cold steel. I Am the just sword. With blade in hand shall I reap the sins of this world, and cleanse it in the fires of destruction!]] [[Blaz Blue|I am Hakumen!]] [[Badass Boast|The end has come!]]" -- A major improvement over his previous life as the [[Ambiguously Gay]] [[Yandere]] {{spoiler|Jin Kisaragi}}.

* In ''[[Infamous (video game series)|In Famous]]'', {{spoiler|all-powerful [[Big Bad]] Kessler is revealed at the end to be an [[Alternate Universe]] version of Cole who traveled back in time to prepare his past self to deal with a [[Complete Monster]] destined to destroy the world. Depending on the [[Karma Meter]], he either succeeds or he becomes something worse.}}

* Not a story-based example, but ''[[Strange Journey]]'' has an example in an early bonus mission, where you're tasked by [[Norse Mythology|three Dises to calm down the raging Yggdrassil]]. This doesn't turn out so well, as not only does he outstrip your team at that point stat-wise, he can also stop time. Before he can kill you, though, the hero blacks out and is saved by a mysterious figure. {{spoiler|A few Sectors later, it turns out that figure was him.}}

* In the fan created game ''[[Touhou]] [[MOTHER]]'', {{spoiler|Cirno is [[Goldfish Poop Gang|a laughably easy recurring boss]] for the first half of the game. Then you're sent forward in time and you encounter her again, and she puts up one heck of a fight.}}

** In the same game, there's Eoleo, who is the son of the famous pirate, Briggs. In the previous game, he was just a baby with some powers. 30 years later? He's now pirate like his dad before him with a mastery of [[Kill It with Fire|Fire Pysnergy]] {{spoiler|and he joins your party later on!}}

* ''[[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories|Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days]]'' has [[Token Mini-Moe|Hanako]], [[The Hero|Adell's]] younger, nine year old sister. Ten years later, as the [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] reveals, she becomes ''Demon Lord'' Hanako, evidently fulfilling her dream of becoming as "sexy and powerful" as her idol, [[Disgaea Hour of Darkness|Etna]].

* An episode of ''[[Ben 10]]'' has Ben and Gwen meet their future, adult selves. In the future, Ben has mastered the [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|Omnitrix]] and become a [[Jerkass]] who dislikes receiving help from others (well, moreso), and Gwen has become proficient in magic spells.

** A follow-up episode shows the future, adult version of Ben's [[Evil Counterpart]] nemesis Kevin 11, who has grown up from what was essentially a short-tempered, mutated bully into a truly deadly DNA-absorbing sociopath somewhat akin to a cross between [[Heroes (TV series)|Sylar]] and [[Inuyasha|Naraku]].

*** Actually, thanks to another step into the future, we find out from Professor Paradox that that was actually an ''alternate'' future, which still exists. It's just not the one Ultimate Alien Ben is going to become. Instead, the new future is looking to be ''incredibly'' Badass.

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