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Usually in newer versions of older media (say an NES game or horror film) a character's design is changed to the point where they can only be recognized by incredibly minor details (or a name being posted on the picture). This is done to modernize characters for a new generation, much like any remake or adaptation. Sometimes this change doesn't sit well with the fans, but in some rare cases people will accept the newer design, saying it is a great change overall. Changes to old designs usually end with people getting used to them until the next change is made where a vicious cycle is restarted until the product comes out and people are settled.

 

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* The Gundams from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]]'' got a redesign for ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz]]'', making them overall sleeker and removing a few weapons in order to streamline things (except Heavyarms, which got [[More Dakka]]). To this day, there are STILL [[Fan Dumb|groups of fans]] who insist that the movie versions are vastly inferior to their TV counterparts for those very reasons, despite [[Word of God]] saying that they're the exact same machines with the exact same performances, and were infact [[Retcon]]ned into replacing the TV versions. This is made more explicit in the 2010 manga ''Glory of the Losers'', which retells the events of the television series but uses the movie-styled versions of the Gundams.

* In the original ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' manga, Zengyo, the assistant of Ryuken's old rival Koryu, originally resembled an ordinary middle-aged man with no real qualities that made him stand out. When the character was adapted to the anime series, he became an elderly ninja master for some reason.

* At the start of the ''[[Pocket Monsters (manga)|Pocket Monsters]]'' manga, very few Pokémon resembled their official designs. Rumor has it the designs were based off what the mangaka thought the sprites looked like, [http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/manga/pocket_monsters/pm_01/03_wild_poke.jpg which looked incredibly off]. As the series went on the Pokémon started looking more like their game counterparts, even resembling the official art better then other adaptations in some examples.

** Not all counterparts of game protagonists look identical to the protagonist. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223211/http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/3695/148542-249px_mitsumib_large.jpg Mitsumi] from ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure]]'' looks very little like her [https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223226/http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1c/Diamond_Pearl_Dawn.png game counterpart]. [http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ac/Shuu.png Shu]{{Dead link}} and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140111223257/http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/a4/Red_E_Chapter_Adventures.png Red] look very little like their [https://web.archive.org/web/20120604072524/http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/53/Red_Green_Red.png game counterpart], even more so after the redesigns for the remake.

 

* [[Marvel]] Comics characters sometimes gain new costumes which may or may not be kept depending on fan reaction.

** The ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' franchise is a major testament to this.

*** Some of the characters in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men]]'' look like original designs. You'd be confused at Psylocke's design until Quicksilver said her name.

** In fact...the [[Ultimate Universe]] is a combination of this trope and [[Not as You Know Them]].

 

== [[Film]] ==

* In nearly all media featuring the Rutles, rhythm guitarist Stig O'Hara is portrayed by South African musican Rikki Fataar. However, when the characters made their debut (on [[Saturday Night Live]] in America, and [[Rutland Weekend Television]] in England), Stig was David Battley, better known as Charlie Bucket's science teacher in "Willy Wonka."

 

* Zero's transition from ''[[Mega Man X]]'' to ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' could be considered a drastic change.

** Justified in ''Zero 3'', when it's revealed that Zero is actually Zero in a copy body. Played straight during the final ''minute'' of the game, when [[The Dragon]] Omega crosses the [[Bishounen Line]] by...{{spoiler|transferring himself to Zero's original body, which now looks ''exactly the same as his new one'' with a slightly darker color scheme.}}

** And King Boo in all appearances. [[Luigi's Mansion]] had him look plain horrifying, later games made him a normal(ish) goofy looking Boo with a crown who was just a standard [[King Mook]].

* The FMV opening in remakes of ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' depicts, in rough order of appearance, the [[Big Bad]] [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070324001446/finalfantasy/images/c/ca/FF2_Emperor.jpg Emperor Palamecia] [[The Hero]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510094532/http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080420191733/finalfantasy/images/8/83/Pers_Firion.jpg Firion], [[The Big Guy]] [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080225080751/finalfantasy/images/1/1d/Amano_Guy.jpg erm...Guy], [[Black Magician Girl]] [http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080225080647/finalfantasy/images/5/56/Amano_Maria.jpg Maria] ([[Stripperiffic|image mildly NSFW]]), and [[Black Knight]] [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080225080550/finalfantasy/images/1/18/Leon.jpg Leon]. And some [[Night of the Living Mooks|mooks]], but no one cares about them. See the opening [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtt9PUZWKiY here], and marvel at the differences. Leon doesn't get it too bad, Guy is badly altered but still basically "Guy," Firion and Maria resemble the actual character only vaguely, and if you hadn't been told beforehand that that was the Emperor, you would not recognize him.

* ''[[Quake II]]'s'' Strogg race have received a total makeover in ''[[Quake 4|Quake IV]]''.

** In the same vein, the Demons of ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]] 3'' only somewhat resemble their counterparts from the earlier games in the series (though ''3'' was a reboot, so...)

* ''[[StarCraft II]]'' gives Jim Raynor almost a complete redesign. [http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nhSrUCC4Kl8/0.jpg This]{{Dead link}} is him in the original ''Starcraft'', while [http://www.freewebs.com/starcraftnurdz/hero-raynor-thumb-02.jpg this] is him in the sequel.

 

* When Cleveland Jr. first appeared in ''[[Family Guy]]'', he was a thin hyperactive boy with a short attention span. When he was [[transplant]]ed into ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'', he was turned into a slow-talking dimwitted fat kid. In other words, he became the [[Race Lift|black]] [[Expy|version]] of Chris Griffin.

* Tanya Mousekewitz looks and acts different in every single ''[[An American Tail]]'' movie. Most prefer her design in ''Fievel Goes West''.

 

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[[Category:Character Derailment Tropes]]