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** The [[Black Panther]]'s son in the [[Marvel Comics 2]] alternate future.
** An alternate universe version of T'Challa himself, who appeared in ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]'' vol 1 #355 as a member of the Gatherers, a group of former Avengers from different universes. This version had a costume based on a Jack Kirby design for a new costume for the [[Black Panther]] that only ever appeared in a pin-up.
** A Coal Tiger is mentioned in ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' vol 1 #389 as an opponent of the Zambian villainess Impala.
** In ''[[Black Panther]]'' vol 3 #60, the Coal Tigers are mentioned as being a rank in the Panther Cult.
* The working name for the Dinobot Swoop was Divebomb. The [[Transformers]] Marvel UK comics told that was his name back in Cybertron. Some time later, when Hasbro coincidentally made a Decepticon named Divebomb as part of the Predacons, the comics explained that Swoop lost his name to him after a defeat.
* The title of DC's ''Reign Of The Supermen'' event which tied into [[The Death of Superman]] event is a reference to ''[[Reign Of The Superman]]'' which featured the first Superman character Siegel and Shuster developed.
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* This example might actually be an urban legend: The [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(XCV_330) Enterprise XCV-330], first seen in the recreation room in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|Star Trek the Motion Picture]]'', is often claimed to be based upon a rejected design by Matt Jefferies for the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|NCC-1701]]. But [http://trekplace.com/article13.html there is evidence] that Jefferies actually might have designed it at some time after the end of TOS, for another Roddenberry-project which never did come into fruition.
** Possibly related: the "Jefferies tubes" that Star Trek characters crawl around in to whenever they need to get into the real guts of their ships may be a nod to his last name and role in ship design for the series.
* The ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' films have famously gone through a lot of work before getting to what we saw in theatres. For example, an early version of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]'' was set predominantly in a haunted castle, which is reference with Brunwald castle (in which Henry Jones Sr is held captive) and an early title for ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' was ''Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars'' - Indy dismisses the crystal skulls as belonging to "Saucermen from Mars" when he is interrogated by Irina in the tent.
* In ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]] Part II'', Biff is listening to Perry Como's "Papa Loves Mambo" on the radio while driving to the dance. [[Word of God]] explained in the DVD commentary that they almost used "Papa Loves Mambo" in Part I for the [["Mister Sandman" Sequence]], but ended up using "[[Trope Namer|Mr. Sandman]]" instead. They stuck the Perry Como song into Part II as their way of referencing this little inside joke.
* The 2005 version of ''Pride and Prejudice'' has an unusual one. It's not a ''movie development gag'' but a ''book development gag''. Early in the movie, Elizabeth is seen reading a book titled "First Impressions." "First Impressions" was the original title Jane Austen gave "Pride and Prejudice." Also, when the pages of the book are shown, it's revealed that Elizabeth is reading hte last chapter of "Pride and Prejudice" with the characters' names changed.
* ''[[I Am Legend]]'' includes a development gag to another movie - a giant poster in Times Square has a Batman-Superman logo. Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman was hired to write a Batman vs Superman film before it fell through.
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* A [[Star Trek: The Animated Series|TAS]] episode features Robert April, the first captain of the ''Enterprise''. The name was indeed one of the options [[Gene Roddenberry]] considered for the TOS captain, before he settled for Pike (and eventually Kirk). Canonically, he was the captain of the Enterprise before Pike and he is represented in the Star Trek Encyclopedia with an image of Roddenberry himself wearing a uniform.
* In the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "The Betrayal", we get a flashback to Jerry and Kramer's first meeting, where the former calls the latter "Kessler" before being corrected. Kessler was the character's original name in the pilot episode.
* In ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', Jason Gideon's name was originally Jason Donovan. This is the name of the author of a book Gideon finds in an UnSub's apartment in one episode.
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* In ''[[Borderlands]]'', the concept art for main characters [http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/anticiti/REAVERDRZEDCOMMANDERSTEELE.jpg Roland, Mordecai, and Lilith] make their way into the game as [http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/anticiti/Dr_zed.png Dr. Zed,] [http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/anticiti/800px-Reaver.jpg Reaver,] and [http://i705.photobucket.com/albums/ww54/anticiti/550px-Commandant_Steele.png Commandant Steele,] respectively.
* In ''[[Half-Life]] 2'', you can see a rather [http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090108210248/half-life/en/images/b/bb/Cremator_head_jar_BME.jpg strange object in a jar] at Black Mesa East, which Eli states that they "still don't know what it does". It's actually the head of a [http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Cremator Cremator], a janitor-like enemy that was cut.
* In the Beta version of ''[[Cave Story]]'', the protagonist had red eyes and a blue outfit. When the finished game was ported to Wiiware, an Easter Egg was added where [[Holiday Mode|if you play the game on Halloween]], the character's sprite is replaced with a zombified version--with red eyes and a blue outfit.
* During the ''[[Guild Wars]]'' War in Kryta arc, Confessor Isaiah, the leader of the White Mantle (named after Isaiah Cartrwight, the former leader of the skill balance team) has a skill called "Isaiah's Balance," which causes the next skill used by its target(s) to cost 25 energy and recharge in 90 seconds, reflecting an infamous skill nerf.
* [[Telltale]]'s ''[[Back to the Future: The Game]]'' includes a development gag relating to the third movie. Marty is told by a descendant of Marshall Strickland (whom he met in 1885) that the Marshall had been shot in the back by Buford Tannen. Marty states that he doesn't remember that occurrence; the scene was filmed for the third movie, but ultimately deleted.
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* In ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'', talking to Shale reveals she used to be 10 ft tall (like other golems) until her owner took a ''chisel'' to her and carved her down to her current size because she couldn't fit through doors. This is the exact same reason why the developers had to shrink down her original model.
* There are a couple in [[Pokémon]]. An old artwork for Poliwhirl/Poliwrath shows it wearing a crown; in Generation II, the crown-like King's Rock gives Poliwhirl access to the alternate evolution Politoed. In addition, Gastrodon's Platinum Pokédex entry mentioning it previously having a rocky, sturdy shell comes from it's beta sprite.
* [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Sheik's]] redesign in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' is based on a design made during the development of''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]'', which is why it matches the art style of said game.
* In ''[[Batman: Arkham City]]'', two mooks will discuss a rumor that Harley Quinn used to be a man. Rocksteady motion-captured Quinn with a male actor, and even posted a fake reveal of this to tease fans.
* Some of the many voiceovers introduced by the Perpetual Training Initiative DLC in ''[[Portal 2]]'' are from an [[Alternate Universe]] Cave Johnson who got his consciousness transferred to a computer, only to later start musing about the metaphysical implications of this and asking "What if injecting my consciousness into a computer robbed me of an eternal reward?". This is a reference to a [http://kotaku.com/5015122/more-details-on-portal-2s-bad-guy very early version of the script].
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* An episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' features Bart and Lisa being beaten to the punch at solving the problem of the week by a brother and sister named Lester and Eliza, who are modeled after Bart and Lisa's far cruder designs in the ''Tracy Ullman Show'' shorts.
* ''[[Frisky Dingo]]'': the title itself is one of these, referring to an insult Killface would have taunted the Xtacles with as they were originally called Whiskey Tango Six in early incarnations.
* One episode of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' has the titular character riding a motorcycle, a vehicle Hartman wanted him to ride during early developments of the show (back when Danny was a normal teen hunting ghosts).
* In ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', Rodimus Prime's briefly appearing team of Autobots consist of ''Animated'' versions of Transformers characters that the members of the main cast were originally supposed to be based off of (Hot Shot who became Bumblebee, Red Alert who was replaced by Ratchet, and Rodimus himself who was renamed Sentinel Prime at the request of Hasbro).
* Quite a few examples from the ''[[Total Drama Island|Total Drama]]'' series:
** Several of the interns are based on the concept designs for DJ, Cody, Katie, Sadie and Tyler.
** In Season 4, one member of the second generation cast, B, is also based on DJ's concept design.
** LeShawna's original design was recycled and used for her cousin, Leshaniqua, who showed up in "One Flu Over The Cuckoos".
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