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== Comic Books ==
* Wally West, aka the [[Flash]], previously the greatest example of this trope, is now the greatest subversion. After the second Flash, Barry Allen, died in the [[Crisis On Infinite Earths]], Wally stepped up from the role of Kid Flash to Flash. Over the course of a quarter-century, he appeared in more issues of ''Flash'' than Barry, in ''far'' more spin-off comics and team-up books, was a founding member of four different incarnations of the [[Justice League]], appeared in the ''[[Justice League]]'' animated series, and acquired his own stable of supporting cast. Then Barry came back, ''Flashpoint'' happened, and in ''[[The New 52]],'' Wally has been [[Ret
** Bart Allen is another subversion. Originally Impulse, then Kid Flash, then the Flash, then dead, then back to Kid Flash, then [[The New 52]], and now he's a ''different'' Kid Flash.
* [[Batman (Comic Book)|Batman]]'s sidekick Dick Grayson became [[Nightwing]], and has never returned to being Robin; unlike many characters with successors, he's never referred to as the "real" Robin, just the first.
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*** And then he became Batman an a more permanent basis with Bruce Wayne's 'inconveniencing' in the event ''[[Final Crisis]]''. Fans guessed this would be reverted as soon as Bruce got back, but it actually stuck around for a little while with ''both'' men operating as Batman - in fact, Bruce is ''franchising'' and appointing even more Batmen worldwide. It'll eventually be reversed by the post-''[[Flashpoint (Comic Book)|Flashpoint]]'' relaunch.
**** The Batman Inc franchising hasn't been abandoned. However, Dick Grayson was demoted to Nightwing (again) thanks to the New52. This, despite showing that having two Batmen ''worked''. And considering Bruce Wayne alone stars in four or five books, having a second Batman might've helped.
** The second Robin, Jason Todd, graduated once he came back from the dead. Except instead of becoming his own hero he became a ''villain''. Or a [[Nineties Anti
*** Also, in an [[Alternate Universe]] where he didn't die, he becomes the second Batman.
** Tim Drake, the third Robin, altered his identity into ''Red'' Robin. And yes, this counts as a full graduation, as Damian Wayne has taken over being original-style Robin.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* In ''[[
** The only reason Rose Tyler isn't holding down the fort in modern-day Earth is because she's doing the same on a parallel version thereof. Mickey did it as well during series 2, though he eventually moved back to his own Earth. (In fact, there was originally supposed to be a Rose Tyler-based spinoff called ''Rose Tyler: Earth Defence,'' which got pretty far into pre-production before being cancelled by Russel T. Davies on the grounds that a spin-off would kill the emotional impact of her departure in ''Doomsday.'' Between what information we know and how she appeared in later episodes like ''Turn Left,'' it appeared to be something of a proto-''Torchwood.''
** This seems to happen to everyone the Doctor takes on as a companion in the new series; they all grow from their time with him and become heroic alien-fighters in their own right. {{spoiler|Except Donna. Poor, poor, Donna. Although even she qualified, before she got her memory wiped.}} Davros brought this up during the season four finale, although he put a rather dark spin on it.
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