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* Similarly, ''Desperate Dan'' was the main draw in ''ComicBook/TheDandy'' from1984 until its demise, with only a short interruption in 1999.

* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} originally debuted as a bit player in ''Thimble Theatre'', with Olive Oyl already well-established. Pretty soon after, Popeye became the main star, with Olive Oyl becoming his love interest over her original love, the [[ComicStrip/{{Blondie}} Dagwood-like]] Harold Hamgravy.

* There are many who think the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' is called ''Dagwood'', since he's become the main character rather than Blondie.

* ''TheTreacheryOfImages'' by Creator/ReneMagritte is sometimes called "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" or "This is not a pipe".

** In cases where a ColbertBump does not occur, this is the other effect that occurs when a forgotten/[[NoExportForYou Japan only]] [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros character]] appearing as a fighter in Smash. Characters like R.O.B., Ness and Captain Falcon will be fondly remembered, but not necessarily their games ''[[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy Gyromite]]'', ''[[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 Earthbound]]'' and ''VideoGame/FZero''.[[labelnote:Of course...]]Characters who's franchise name is part of their character name, like [[VideoGame/DuckHunt Duck Hunt (Duo)]] or [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], don't count.[[/labelnote]]

--> ''[[LongTitle The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates.]]''
* ''Literature/GulliversTravels''. While his name is still in the title, it's not just "Gulliver's Travels". The full title was: "[[LongTitle Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World in Four Parts by Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then Captain of Several Ships]]". And many adaptations belie even the shortened title by having Gulliver visit only Lilliput. It's supposed to be ''Travels'' plural, not ''Travel''.

* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' is often simply called "Keroro" or "Keroro the Frog" by casual fans due to the popularity of the original Japanese anime (titled ''Keroro Gunso'') on [=YouTube=] back in the mid-to-late 2000s and due the show's Japanese theme song, wherein Keroro's name is sang repeatedly throughout.

* ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' is frequently referred to as ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', albeit as much due to the breakout television series of the same name (one installment of the series was in fact called "Thomas the Tank Engine" however, as does some of the novels' merchandise use the show's moniker). The television series itself has never actually been titled ''Thomas the Tank Engine''. It was originally titled ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'', before being shortened to ''Thomas and Friends''.

* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' is often simply called "Keroro" or "Keroro the Frog" by casual fans due to the popularity of the original Japanese anime (titled ''Keroro Gunso'') on [=YouTube=] and the show's Japanese theme song, wherein Keroro's name is sang repeatedly throughout.

* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' is often simply called "Keroro" or "Keroro the Frog" by casual fans due to the popularity of the original Japanese anime (titled ''Keroro Gunso'') on [=YouTube=] and the show's Japanese theme song, where Keroro's name is sang repeatedly throughout.

* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' is often simply called "Keroro" or "Keroro the Frog" by casual fans.

* M.C. Escher's ''Relativity'' is often simply known as "Impossible Stairs" or "Crazy Stairs", among other names.

* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' is often simply called "Keroro" or "Keroro the Frog" to casual fans.

* Salvador Dali's ''The Persistence of Memory'' is frequently referred to as "Melting Clocks".

* ''ComicBook/TwoThousandAD'' is primarily known as the comic with ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' in it, and has spawned a sister comic titled as such ("Judge Dredd Magazine", that is, not "The Comic with Judge Dredd in It").

* Charlie Brown from ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. ExecutiveMeddling produced the name ''Peanuts''[[note]]The reason given by the syndicate was they believed "Peanuts" was slang for "children", something Schulz had never heard before. They probably thought this because the made-up-of-kids studio audience on the ''Howdy Doody'' show (very popular at the time) was famously referred to as "The Peanut Gallery"; however, that term actually has its origins in Vaudeville[[/note]], and Charles Schulz reportedly hated it (he had named it ''ComicStrip/LilFolks'' after his first strip from 1947-1950, but there were already two strips with similar-sounding names – the now-unknown ''Little Folks'', and the very popular ''Li'l Abner''). So not only do most of the animated specials and book collections include "Charlie Brown" in the title, but the title panels on the Sunday strips for many years said ''Peanuts featuring '''GOOD OL' CHARLIE BROWN'''''. Also applies to Snoopy.

* The first film that featured Creator/SylvesterStallone's character John Rambo was called ''Film/FirstBlood''. The second was called ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''. The third movie then became ''Film/RamboIII'', the fourth was simply called ''[[Film/RamboIV Rambo]]'' (or ''Rambo IV'' or ''John Rambo'' in some countries, aping ''Film/RockyBalboa''), and the fifth titled ''Film/RamboLastBlood''.

* Everyone knows who [[TheTease Morrigan]] [[HornyDevils Aensland]] (and to a lesser extent, Felicia) is because of the numerous crossover games she appears. On the other hand, ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' fell off the gaming radar in the 90s and never really came back on.

* Thanks due to AdaptationDisplacement with ''WebAnimation/OmNomStories'', many people refer to the ''VideoGame/CutTheRope'' series as the Om Nom series. It doesn't help that most of the spin-offs are ''actually'' called Om Nom in order to avoid ArtifactTitle.

** In cases where a ColbertBump does not occur, this is the other effect that occurs when a forgotten/[[NoExportForYou Japan only]] [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros character]] appearing as a fighter in Smash. Characters like Olimar, R.O.B., Ness and Captain Falcon will be fondly remembered, but not necessarily their games ''{{VideoGame/Pikmin}}'', ''[[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy Gyromite]]'', ''[[VideoGame/Earthbound1994 Earthbound]]'' and ''VideoGame/FZero''.[[labelnote:Of course...]]Characters who's franchise name is part of their character name, like [[VideoGame/DuckHunt Duck Hunt (Duo)]] or [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], don't count.[[/labelnote]]

* ''Franchise/KamenRider'' has two big examples: ''Series/KamenRiderSkyrider'' originated in a show simply called ''Kamen Rider'' because it was intended to be a ContinuityReboot (a plan which ultimately fell through), while ''Film/KamenRiderZX'' originated in a TV movie called ''Birth of the 10th! All Kamen Riders Assembled!''. Fans (and Wiki/ThisVeryWiki) tend to refer to the shows by their stars' names for simplicity's sake.

* The first film that featured Creator/SylvesterStallone's character John Rambo was called ''Film/FirstBlood''. The second was called ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''. The third movie then became ''Film/RamboIII'', and the fourth was simply called ''[[Film/RamboIV'' ''Rambo'']]. (or ''Rambo IV'' or ''John Rambo'' in some countries, aping ''Film/RockyBalboa'').

* Okita Souji and Oda Nobunaga initially debuted in the gag series ''Fate/GUDAGUDA Order''. However, they were also part of the fourth major event of ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'', said event introduced them to a much wider audience than the original gag series, and they turned out to [[PoesLaw fit in pretty well with the established cast]]. As a result, it's very common for fans to know Okita and Nobunaga on sight, but think them to be ''FGO''-originals, or have their only familiarity with ''GUDAGUDA'' be that it's the series Okita and Nobunaga are from.