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* 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 '[[Mi G]]-242' from an episode of Gerry Anderson's puppet series 'Joe 90'.

* The original novel of ''[[House of Cards]]'' 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.

* 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 ''<nowiki>[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]</nowiki>'' originally had the mission going to Saturn. It was changed in the films as they couldn't get the rings right, and that change crept into all subsequent adaptations.

* 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.

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* 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''.

** Eve, the young woman Jason falls in love with in the novelization of ''Blaster Master'', ends up being his wife in the sequel ''Blaster Master: Blasting Again'' for the [[~~Play Station~~]]. The author of the book was surprised to find out that his character had become canon.

** Eve, the young woman Jason falls in love with in the novelization of ''Blaster Master'', ends up being his wife in the sequel ''Blaster Master: Blasting Again'' for the [[PlayStation]]. The author of the book was surprised to find out that his character had become canon.

* [[Square Enix]] cannot decide as to whether [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] stabbed Sephiroth and chucked him into a mako reactor in a [[Heroic BSOD]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]], or if Sephiroth just jumped in himself to spite Cloud and because he had foreknowledge of the power of [[The Lifestream]]. This plot event is slightly different in the three games and one cartoon it's featured in.

* [[Updated Release]] Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem several details that were simply [[Word of God]], such as Ogma being a former gladiator, and made them part of the characters official backstories through its support conversations. There's also a [[Downloadable Content]] map which centers around a dual between Ogma and [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Nabarl/Navarre]] similar to the second episode of the short-lived anime.