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* Many playing ''Pokémon Pinball'' outside of Japan when it first came out probably didn't realize that the tune that plays during the "capture" mode is "Mezase Pokémon Masutaa", the original opening to the Pokémon anime.

** Same deal with the ''[[Megaman Battle Network]]'' side game ''Network Transmission''. If you happen to have seen the anime in Japanese, you'll get the intended thrill when, at a key moment, the game busts out an instrumental version of "Kaze wo Tsukinukete" (the show's first opening theme).

** However, this series is pretty much a global case of "[[Growing the Beard|Third]] [[First Installment Wins|Installment Wins]]". Just take a look at the series page.

 

* The [[Trope Namer]] and current world record holder of this trope is, of course, Marth, the star of the original ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' game who made his (and the series as a whole) Western debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'', over a decade after the first ''Fire Emblem'' game was released in Japan. His presence and popularity motivated Nintendo to release ''Fire Emblem'' games in the West at last. However, since that series uses mostly [[Non Linear Sequel|Non-Linear Sequels]], until 2009 Marth would not appear in any of his own games, despite appearing in ''Super Smash Brothers'' twice! However, in 2009 the [[Nintendo DS]] remake of his game finally, FINALLY reached Western shores. This was around '''eight years''' after the various Western releases of ''Super Smash Brothers: Melee'' and almost '''''nineteen years''''' after his initial Famicom debut in Japan!

** Roy actually ''did'' debut in ''Melee'' - his own game hadn't come out yet in Japan when the game was released, and his inclusion (and possibly Marth's as well) was meant to promote the upcoming game. His game never even made it to America, who instead got the prequel starring his father Eliwood. For Europe and Australia, however, this is a straight example, as ''Melee'' came out there a few months after ''The Sword of Seals'' was released in Japan.

** As it stands, Ike is the only playable ''Fire Emblem'' character that avoids this all together, even having a second game before his ''Smash Bros''. debut.

** With past characters confirmed to appear in [[Fire Emblem Awakening]] as DLC or otherwise, this trope is almost certian to be invoked for the stateside release. So far [[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Siglud, Arden, Ayra, Levin, Lachesis, Cuan, Alvis, Diadora, Yuria, Nanna]] and [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Lillina]] are expected to invoke this trope with more to come.

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