History Main / EvolutionaryRetCon

* ''Deus Ex: Human Revolution'', more than 10 years since the original ''Deus Ex'', has mechanical augmentations that are significantly more advanced and useful than the un-lifelike ones in ''Deus Ex''. The excuse is that this is right before a great collapse which occurs prior to the beginning of Deus Ex and before the rise of nano augmentations.

* Deus Ex: Human Revolution., from Deus Ex. More than 10 years since the original and 8 since the last, mechanical augmentations are significantly more advanced and useful than the un-lifelike ones in Deus Ex. The excuse is that this is right before a great collapse which occurs prior to the beginning of Deus Ex and before the rise of nano augmentations.

* Pratically every memorable demon in the ''{{Doom}}'' series was completely redesigned for ''Doom3''. Most of these redesigns made the demons appear much scarier and more formidable opponents for the player. The original imp, for example, was a large, brown creature with spikes on its shoulders that would slowly advance towards the player while hurling fireballs at them. The new imp is a slimmer grey creature with no spikes and ten eyes on its head that is capable of climbing walls and has incredible jumping ability that allows it to clear the distance across an entire room in a single leap and generally attacks with a much more aggressive style.

[[caption-width-right:350:On the left, Commander Kor in "Errand of Mercy." On the right, Commander Kor in "Sword of Kahless."]]

* The xenomorphs from the later ''{{Alien}}'' films are much more insectile and predatory than the original film's man in a suit version.

* ''JurassicPark 3'''s raptors are brightly colored and frilled as a nod to the [[HistoryMarchesOn then-recent discovery that they had feathers.]]
* By the third entry in Peter Jackson's ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' series, he'd decided he wasn't a fan of the "witch noses" on certain orcs in the previous films. As a result, none of ''Return of the King'''s orcs sported long, pointy noses.

* The Klingons in the original ''StarTrek'' series were basically [[UnfortunateImplications swarthy]] HumanAliens, but advances in makeup technology allowed them to become one of the best (and most believable) examples of RubberForeheadAliens. This example is notable in that Gene Roddenberry always claimed that the "new" Klingons were how they would have looked back in the 1960s if it had been possible at the time.

* Between MassEffect and MassEffect2, all Quarians developed GlowingEyes, or maybe just got more translucent facemasks.

* The xenomorphs from the later ''{{Aliens}}'' films are much more insectile and predatory than the original film's man in a suit version.

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the original Daleks were clunky and, because they were mounted on tricycles, had difficulty with rough terrain. [[WeaksauceWeakness And stairs? Forget about it.]] CGI allows the new ''Series/DoctorWho'' series to feature flying Daleks who are capable of traversing stairs and ''interstellar space'' without trouble. Heck of an upgrade there.

** The new Silurians in Series 5 also look a lot better, although they're so radically changed from the originals that they're likely to be a separate subspecies.

* An inversion occurred with the ''StarWars'' prequels. When he first appeared in ''TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Yoda was created with puppets. In ''AttackOfTheClones'', Yoda was created using 100% CGI and [[BrokenBase large portions of the fan base]] revolted, preferring Frank Oz's puppetry.

* ''JurassicPark 3'''s raptors are brightly colored and frilled as a nod to the [[HistoryMarchesOn then-recent discovery that they had feathers.]]
* By the third entry in Peter Jackson's ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' series, he'd decided he wasn't a fan of the "witch noses" on certain orcs in the previous films. As a result, none of ''Return of the King'''s orcs sported long, pointy noses.

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* In ''DoctorWho'', the original Daleks were clunky and, because they were mounted on tricycles, had difficulty with rough terrain. [[WeaksauceWeakness And stairs? Forget about it.]] CGI allows the new ''DoctorWho'' series to feature flying Daleks who are capable of traversing stairs and ''interstellar space'' without trouble. Heck of an upgrade there.

** Another ''DoctorWho'' example: the Macra. Old series Macra look like [[http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q55/ashtonlamont/mo_ma01_Macra_400.jpg this]]. New series Macra look like [[http://www.sylvestermccoy.com/newdoctorwho/gridlock/macra.jpg this]].

** ''Trek'''s Borg also received an upgrade in ''FirstContact'', losing the chalk-white skin in favor of glistening, apparently decaying flesh.

* In ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Oz's wolf form from an animatronic to a much sleeker full-body skunk-wolf suit.

* An inversion occurred with the ''StarWars'' prequels. When he first appeared in ''EmpireStrikesBack'', Yoda was created with puppets. In ''AttackOfTheClones'', Yoda was created using 100% CGI and [[BrokenBase large portions of the fan base]] revolted, preferring Frank Oz's puppetry.

* ''JurassicPark 3'''s raptors are brightly colored and frilled as a nod to the then-recent discovery that they had feathers.

* ''DragonAgeII'''s Qunari now sport horns in order to differentiate them from the other races. [[HandWave Official explanations]] have been offered as to why the Qunari seen in ''Origins'' don't have horns, but fans' reaction to these explanations has been mixed.

Over the course of time, advances in special effects technology and makeup techniques can allow a series to have bigger and better creatures and monsters. Often, the original version of a creature might not have been that cool or interesting, and so a new model was established using the more advanced technology.

* A subversion occurred with the ''StarWars'' prequels. When he first appeared in ''EmpireStrikesBack'', Yoda was created with puppets. In ''AttackOfTheClones'', Yoda was created using 100% CGI and [[BrokenBase large portions of the fan base]] revolted, preferring Frank Oz's puppetry.

* A subversion occurred with the ''StarWars'' prequels. In ''AttackOfTheClones'', Yoda was created using 100% CGI and [[BrokenBase large portions of the fan base]] revolted.

* The Klingons in the original ''StarTrek'' series were basically HumanAliens, but advances in makeup technology allowed them to become one of the best (and most believable) examples of RubberForeheadAliens. This example is notable in that Gene Roddenberry always claimed that the "new" Klingons were how they would have looked back in the 1960s if it had been possible at the time.

* The Covenant from the ''{{Halo}}'' series have become more life-like and more scary-looking as computer animation technology has improved.

* In ''DoctorWho'', the original Daleks were clunky and couldn't climb stairs (because they were basically men in suits riding tricycles). Seriously, one of the ways to escape a Dalek was to run up a flight of stairs. CGI allows the new ''DoctorWho'' series to feature flying Daleks who basically laugh at stairs.

** Another ''DoctorWho'' example: the Macra. Old series Macra look like [[http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q55/ashtonlamont/mo_ma01_Macra_400.jpg this]]. New series Macra look like [[http://www.sylvestermccoy.com/newdoctorwho/gridlock/macra.jpg this]].

* A subversion occurred with the ''StarWars'' sequels. In ''ThePhantomMenace'', Yoda was created using 100% CGI and [[BrokenBase large portions of the fan base]] revolted.