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For the more general application of changes to the work, see [[Retcon]].
The [[Canon Immigrant]] is often a walking example of '''Ret Canon'''. See also: [[Adaptation Displacement]] and [[Canon Discontinuity]].
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== Anime
* Shortly after the ''[[Negima]]'' alternate universe adaptation introduced Armor Nodoka's ability to split her Diarium Ejus up to read multiple minds, the Nodoka of the manga gained this ability as well (though her version actually shrinks the books based on how many splits she's used).
* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'': [[Akira Toriyama]] was so impressed with the TV special featuring Goku's father Bardock that he subsequently [[Canon Immigrant|incorporated the character into the manga]] for a two-panel flashback to the ending of the special, earning both him and the special canon status. This makes Bardock the only anime-original character to be featured in the manga.
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* In [[The DCU]]:
** [[Batman]]'s [[Battle Butler]] Alfred was originally drawn as a stout and clean-shaven man, but in 1944 he was dispatched to a health resort from which he would return thin and mustached so that he would resemble William Austin's portrayal in the 1943 serial. So this is [[Older Than Television]].
*** Also, he originally died in the comics but the 60's [[Adam West]] series got him revived.
** It was [[Marlon Brando]]'s idea to have Jor-El wearing a recognizable 'S' logo in the 1978 ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' film, making it a preexisting Kryptonian emblem rather than merely a personal symbol of Superman. This change filtered into the comics awareness, explicitly finalized in the 2003 title ''Superman: Birthright''.
*** Another DC comic story, "The Sword of Superman" had an ancient, cosmic sword implant the idea into Martha Kent's head to sew the S symbol, the same one depicted on the sword's hilt, onto the Superboy costume.
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** Also, after the movie, many artists drew Superman resembling Christopher Reeve.
*** With John Byrne being the first, because he couldn't follow the style of Curt Swan.
** In both the Golden and Silver Age, [[Wonder Woman]] had the magic
*** More recently, Wondie has started spinning around to change her clothes, a magical transformation used in the 1970's TV show, but not in the comics until twenty years later, when [[Promoted Fanboy]] Phil Jimenez was writing & drawing the book.
** After 2001's ''[[Justice League]]'' cartoon featured a Hawkgirl as a member, writer Joe Kelly chose to add the DC Universe's then-current Hawkgirl to the contemporary JLA (even though this was a different character, connected to the ''[[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]]'' Hawkgirl rather than the [[The Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] version from which the cartoon's heroine was adapted).
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***** While John Stewart has yet to sport the "bald with goatee" look from the ''Unlimited'' seasons, [[Mirror Universe|Power Ring]] does sport a similar one, thanks in part to the events of ''[[JLA-Avengers]]'' destroying and rebuilding the Crime Syndicate's universe, giving him a [[Race Lift]] that changed him from a blonde Kyle Rayner counterpart into a counterpart for Stewart. Also after joining the post-''[[Infinite Crisis]]'' incarnation of the League, John joked about Black Lightning's current bald look, then said he'd looked look good bald with a goatee.
** The ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' cartoon debuted in the same month as a relaunch of the ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' comic series. Both took inspiration from the classic 80s Marv Wolfman/George Perez "New Teen Titans" series, but it was also pretty obvious that DC was making their properties look similar across the board.
*** The cartoon team was composed of Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy. The comics team was composed of former ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]'' members Robin, Superboy, Wonder Girl, and Kid Flash, with the 80s Titans Starfire, Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy returning. The comics team thus superficially resembled the cartoon team - only with the former Young Justice members, most notably
*** Many of the characters in the cartoon saw their comic versions' costumes get redone to match (or at least more resemble) their animated counterparts. Even Starfire (whose ultra-[[Stripperiffic]] [[Chainmail Bikini|bikini-like "armor"]] isn't going anywhere anytime soon) has her boots changed to resemble series Star.
*** The romantic subtext between Raven and Beast Boy in the cartoon made it into the comics in a bona fide [[Squee]] moment. The author claims he didn't do this because of the show, though.
** Also, many of the characters in the cartoon saw their comic versions' costumes get redone to match (or at least more resemble) their animated counterparts. Even Starfire (whose ultra-[[Stripperiffic]] [[Chainmail Bikini|bikini-like "armor"]] isn't going anywhere anytime soon) has her boots changed to resemble series Star.
** Ever since ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' redefined Mr. Freeze as a tragic figure, consumed for the lost love of his stricken wife, the original comic version was changed to resemble that.
*** It is, in fact, difficult to impossible to find a web site that actually describes "Mister Zero's" ''original''
*** Yeah, he didn't. He was just a villain with a gimmicky weapon, a lot closer to the version that appeared in ''[[The Batman]]''.
*** Based on the popularity of the animated series version of the [[Clock King]] (Temple Fugate), a new Clock King with the same name, dress and [[Awesomeness By Analysis]] powers (though with a rather sadistic personality) was introduced to [[The DCU]].
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*** Simultaneously, [[The Adventures of Superman (radio)|the radio show]] started depicting Superman flying so that they could fit plot exposition into scenes while he traveled place to place. However, the radio show avoided calling it flight.
**** Most of his other powers came from the radio or cartoon shows, too. Initially, he was just as the opening sequence described him: faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Heat vision, super breath, and more were largely later additions.
*** Action Comics (DC) itself also gradually drifted toward flight due to artist mistakes. As artists depicted Superman performing more and more impossible maneuvers in midair, AC writers explained it away as his ability to change trajectory in midair. When Fleischer, who had followed the comics and radio show, asked point-blank if Superman could fly, AC gave up and said he could. It didn't become official though until a 1942 Superman novel written by the head writer of the radio show, where it explicitly stated Superman flew across the Atlantic ocean to stop a Nazi rocket missile. By 1943, Superman could fly 8 times the speed of light.
** Superman's childhood home Smallville was apparently just as [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?|vaguely located]] as Metropolis, until the 1978 movie set it in Kansas.
** Though General Zod already existed in the comics before and after ''Superman II'', his backstory became such a mess that eventually DC decided to make a "definitive" reboot of the character based on his most iconic version: that of the aforementioned film.
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** The famous phrase "with great power [[Comes Great Responsibility]]" was shortened from a longer form and attributed to Uncle Ben by [[Retcon]]. (It was originally spoken by the narrator.)
** The Negative Zone, a longstanding element of [[Fantastic Four]] stories, was brought into the Ultimate universe under a new name: the N-Zone. Since then, characters have occasionally used this term for the Negative Zone in the regular continuity.
** [[Captain America (comics)]]'s sidekick, The Falcon, briefly wore the same armored costume he wore in the short-lived ''[[The Avengers: United They Stand]]'' animated series. However, when he rejoined the Avengers a few years later, he ditched the threads.
** Blade's original powers were being immune to vampire bites, aging slowly and nothing else. He later picked up enhanced senses but didn't really become super in any sense of the word until his film came out.
** From the classic ''[[Age of Apocalypse]]'', we've got the classic Sunfire later sporting his AoA counterpart's look, ironically as a horseman of Apocalypse. Earlier than that, Shadowcat briefly employed a claw device similar to the one used by her AoA self.
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*** Technically, Hun was loosely based on a [[What Could Have Been|scrapped character for the original comics]] named Copperhead.
** Since the release of the video game adaptation of ''[[The Darkness]]'', the comic adapted a couple traits from the game, notably {{spoiler|the titular Darkness' ability to take control of its host whenever it wants}}.
** As the [[Scott Pilgrim]] film (''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'') had been in development since the release of Volume 1 (of 6), elements from the script (and interactions with screenwriters [[Edgar Wright]] and Michael Bacall) were incorporated by creator Bryan Lee O'Malley into subsequent volumes, per his own confessions. Much of Volume 6 was written during and directly after filming of the movie adaptation, meaning Jason Schwartzmann's portrayal of Gideon had been filmed while O'Malley's conception of the character was in flux, thus influencing the character's depiction in the graphic novel. Furthermore, some shots originating in the film's climax (the elevator with a downward arrow indicating its direction; the overhead angle of Scott {{spoiler|dead}} on the floor) were directly incorporated into Volume 6. O'Malley has also stated that certain gags (such as the lines "It was just a [bisexual] phase," "You had a sexy phase!?") originated in the film's screenplay and were adapted into the graphic novels with permission, and that certain scenes were inspired by trips O'Malley took around Toronto with Wright and Bacall (such as the Honest Ed's sequence from Volume 3, which apparently came from Wright and Bacall's genuine shock and confusion once they entered the store, and horror upon seeing a particularly grotesque wall-mounted deer-head clock).
* A minor one from [[Archie Comics]]. In the early Sabrina comics, Aunt Hilda & Zelda were an old crone & a chubby green-haired woman, respectively. Around the time of the TV show, they were changed into attractive middle-aged women.
== Fan Works ==
* Peter Jackson's [[The Lord of the Rings (film)|film adaptation of
== Film ==
* The live-action ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' film [[Race Lift|recast]] Ripcord (formerly a redheaded white guy) as black. Since then, Ripcord has been introduced in two new continuities - the [[GI Joe IDW|IDW
== Literature ==
* [[J. K. Rowling]] mentioned in an interview that after she saw [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|the first ''
** Actually, it seems to have mostly affected how Snape's dialogue is written. Read the "Spinner's End" chapter of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and try ''not'' to imagine [[Alan Rickman]] doing Snape's lines.
** Rowling has also noted that her mental image of Luna Lovegood eventually mutated into [[Evanna Lynch]]. But she successfully fought against her "ugly duckling" Hermione being taken over by [[Emma Watson]].
* In the early ''[[Sharpe]]'' novels, Sharpe is a Londoner. Following the TV series, later books reveal he fled to Yorkshire as a teenager, where he presumably picked up [[Sean Bean]]'s accent.
* After ''[[Dr. No]]'' was released and made ridiculous amounts of money for all involved, [[Ian Fleming]] gave [[James Bond (novel)|James Bond]] Scottish ancestry (rather ironic, considering he considered [[Sean Connery]] a bad choice for the role at first).
* In Craig Thomas' novel ''Firefox'', the titular fighter craft was originally nothing more than a MiG-25 Foxbat augmented with state of the art technology. After [[Clint Eastwood]]'s 1982 [[Firefox|movie adaptation]] came out with its iconic [[Cool Plane|superfighter design]], subsequent republishing of the novel would use the movie version of the Firefox to depict the craft. In addition, Thomas changed the description of the plane in the sequel novel ''Firefox Down'' to match the new appearance.
** The Firefox (both the plane and movie plot) is actually an Expy of the '
* The original novel of ''[[House of Cards (British series)]]'' ends with {{spoiler|Francis Urquhart's death}}. This was changed in the TV adaptation, enabling sequels. The two sequels to the novel (both adapted for TV later) are based on the TV ending.
* [[Arthur C. Clarke]]'s ''
* At the end of the novel ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', Ian Malcolm dies. He survives in the movie, and in the sequel to the book he is the protagonist. On the flip side, several characters who survived in the book but were killed in the movie adaptation are mentioned in the ''Lost World'' book sequel as having died from assorted natural causes some time after escaping the island. The only major exception to this is Hammond, who stayed dead in the books and alive in the movies.
* Other than the basic premise of "cartoon characters are real and live side-by-side with humans" and four important characters (Eddie Valiant, Roger and Jessica Rabbit, and Baby Herman), there are almost no similarities between the book ''[[Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
* Martin Caidin's ''Marooned'' featured a Project Mercury mission. Later editions matched up with the movie and featured a Apollo-style spacecraft.
* The later novels of ''[[Inspector Morse]]'' see Lewis become more and more like his TV counterpart. Colin Dexter stated that he found this was also
== Live-Action TV ==
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Warhammer
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** As of ''[[Mortal Kombat 9|MK9]]'', the [[Ship Tease]] between Johnny and Sonya (assumed to be canon on most fans' part anyway) became canon, albeit in the form of [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] (at first, anyway; Sonya mellows out a bit towards Johnny over time).
** Also, [[Physical God|Raiden]] in later games seems to be heavily influenced by Christopher Lambert's portrayal in the movies, specifically his [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|long white hair]], his [[Deadpan Snarker|dry sense of humor]], and the fact that he is forbidden from directly interfering in the tournament.
* The [[Kirby]] platformer ''Kirby Squeak Squad'', redesigned Dedede's palace to resemble the one from the [[Kirby:
** Similarly, the GBA remake of Kirby's Adventure features the Fountain of Dreams from ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'', complete with its remixed stage music.
** Before the anime, Plasma Kirby had pink skin. Since the anime depicted him with green skin, subsequent games followed suit.
** ''[[Kirby Super Star|Super Star Ultra]]'' and ''Mass Attack'' started giving attention to Sword and Blade as Meta Knight's followers, most likely because they were in the anime (where Axe, Mace, Trident, and Javelin were nowhere to be seen).
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** And ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]''.
*** Made [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|awesome]] in the intro to ''[[Sonic and The Black Knight]]''.
** Also, Shadow taking off his rings for an energy boost came from ''[[Sonic X]]'', but has since appeared in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006
** In addition to that, ''Sonic Chronicles'' features the SWATbots from the old ''Sonic'' cartoon as enemies.
** Dr. Eggman used to only be called Robotnik outside of Japan, and vice versa. Now his full name worldwide is Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
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* The idea of pairing Luigi and Daisy might be the only plot element from the ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros]]'' movie that was actually adapted into the video games (Though [[Repetitive Name|"Mario Mario"]] and "Luigi Mario" has popped up in NoA made media). In her debut in ''[[Super Mario Land]]'', Daisy was simply a Peach [[Expy]] for that game and it wasn't until the later ''[[Mario Party]]'' and Sports games that the idea of having her as Luigi's love interest came about.
* Many elements from the various media adaptations of the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' franchise ended up being used in the backstories of later games. Most notably, ''[[Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie]]'' greatly influenced the plot of the ''Street Fighter Alpha'' prequel series, from M. Bison's more muscular design to the origin story of Ryu's red bandanna. Masahiko Nakahira's manga adaptation of the first ''Alpha'' game featured a storyline involving Ryu being possessed by the Satsui no Hadou, the same power used by Akuma; this concept would be reused for Ryu's storyline in' ''Alpha 2''.
** The real reason of this may not be
* The ''[[Worlds of Power]]'' series of children's books based on NES games ended up affecting two games' sequels.
** "Kal Torlin", which was the name of the land where ''[[Shadowgate]]'' took place, was first used in ''Before Shadowgate'' and ended up used in ''Shadowgate 64''.
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' has a group called the [[Praetorian Guard|Cybertron Elite Guard]] serving as the commanding military and security force for the Autobots. Then, the BotCon 2009 theme was about a similar group (with the same winged Autobot insignias) set in [[Transformers: Wings of Honor|G1 continuity]] called the ''Cybertronian'' Elite Guard.
* In another Transformers example, the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' toyline originally portrayed the events as taking place on present day Earth and Optimus Primal and Megatron being merely new forms of [[Transformers Generation 1|Optimus Prime and the original Megatron]]. When the animated series premiered with the events taking place on prehistoric Earth via time travel and Primal and Beast Megatron being made [[Legacy Character|legacy characters]], the toyline was changed to match up with the cartoon.
** ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' shows heavy influence from the ''[[Transformers Film Series]]'' including the general appearance of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron, as well as Bumblebee's muteness (although he now speaks in generic beeps and tones instead of talking using clips from his radio). Many fans have described the aesthetics of the robots as a mix of Movie-style and Animated-style.
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