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* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'':

* ''XCOM Legends'' is a mobile game that's the follow-up to ''VideoGame/XCOMChimeraSquad'', but it takes place somewhere between the resistance's victory 's in ''VideoGame/XCOM2'' and Chimera Squad. In this game Jilly Kelly is still an XCOM soldier in full battle gear and military hair styling in contrast to her role as the Director of XCOM Reclamation Agency and having civilian clothes and hair. XCOM's role here is fighting ADVENT remnants and new plots from alien sources rather than dealing with local crime like the Reclamation Agency did.

** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', released in 2017, is set in 2014 very shortly after the events of ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Vol. 1]]'' placing it before any film that came between them including ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/AntMan1'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange''.

** ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' is set between ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Which themselves are interquels between ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and ''Film/ANewHope''.

** This has been the basic pattern for films four through six, respectively ''Fast and Furious'', ''Fast Five'' and ''Fast and Furious 6''. In the sixth movie the timelines converge with the previously last chronological installment [[spoiler:when Han dies]], ''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift''. The series then plays chronologically from there with ''Furious 7'', ''The Fate of the Furious'', ''Hobbs and Shaw'', and ''F9''.

* Two of the ''Series/BabylonFive'' movies, ''Thirdspace'' and ''[[Recap/BabylonFiveTheLostTales01 The Lost Tales]]'', are both interquels. ''Thirdspace'' takes place [[ContinuitySnarl somewhere]] in the fourth season, and ''The Lost Tales'' takes place between the final season's penultimate episode and the series finale (mind you, there was an eighteen year TimeSkip between the last two episodes).

** ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4'' takes place after ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' and before ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''. Since Knuckles was introduced in-story in ''Sonic 3 & Knuckles'' and Metal Sonic was destroyed in ''Sonic CD'' and wasn't rebuilt until ''Sonic 4'', classic games featuring both Metal and Knuckles such as ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTripleTrouble'' must take place after ''Sonic 4'' and before ''Sonic Adventure''.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' franchise has two [[DirectToVideo direct-to-DVD]] specials that take place in between the franchise's main movies; ''[[ChristmasSpecial Merry Madagascar]]'', and ''[[ValentinesDayEpisodes Madly Madagascar]]''. The former takes place in between the first and [[WesternAnimation/MadagascarEscape2Africa second]] films, and the latter takes place in between the second and [[WesternAnimation/Madagascar3EuropesMostWanted third]] films.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the anime ''Anime/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteelNorthernWar'' which takes place in between the second and third game and focus on the aforementioned [[Main/GreatOffscreenWar Northern War]] through the perspective of a new protagonist.

** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', released in 2017, is set in 2014 very shortly after the events of ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Vol. 1]]'' placing it before any film that came between them including ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/AntMan1'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange''.

* The ''Spike'' comics take place near the end of the last season of Series/{{Angel}}... sort of. They're not exactly {{canon}}, which is {{lampshade|Hanging}}d.

* ''FanFic/IntoTheHedge'' is this for ''FanFic/DividedRainbow'', taking place between its 25th and 26th chapters.

* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooieGruntysRevenge'' took place in-between the two Nintendo 64 games ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' and ''Banjo-Tooie''.

* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' is full of those, most notably with ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'', set between the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', explaining the origins of Titans, antagonists from Zeta. There are also several [[HeroOfAnotherStory sidestories]] taking place during first Gundam.

* In between ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and its SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' are several comic book series, consisting of ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise The Promise]]'', ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSearch The Search]]'', ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderRebound Rebound]]'' and ''[[ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheRift The Rift]]''. All of them [[TheBusCameBack bring back]] characters who were PutOnABus, explain what the main characters did after the original series ended, and overall tie both series together. ''Rebound'' is notable for not only giving Mai ADayInTheLimelight, but also being an interquel ''within'' an interquel, as it takes place either in-between or alongside the plots of ''The Promise'' and ''The Search''.

** Most deliberately coined with the title ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf'' -- although ironically in Website/TVTropes terms, it's more of a POVSequel.
*** With a touch of Point-Of-View prequel since some of it takes place before the movie (the section before Timon meets Pumbaa).

* At the end of the first ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' film, there's a gag with Scrat being stuck in an ice cube. The film skips two thousand years to show how he eventually defrosts and loses his famous acorn for the umpteenth time. And yet, this lone scene means that technically, all the sequels should be considered as a Midquel series of the first film. However, the gag only makes sense in the context of the first film (as a continuation of the previous scene when he got stuck), so despite it is not impossible to imagine he got frozen twice, it is also necessary to take in account that sequels were not intended at the time, and considering the little importance of the character, who is just a running gag to fill ellipses, most viewers prefer to flatly ignore this detail.

* The two-part comic ''Portal 2: Lab Rat'' bridges the gap between the video games ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''.

* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'' takes place at the end of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning'', placing it two months before ''VideoGAme/SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens'' by the time Ogami returns in January.
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''
** The Calibur arc (the first story in Volume 8) takes place between Phantom Bullet(Volumes 5-6) and Mother's Rosary(Volume 7). However, the anime averts this, since Calibur was adapted before Mother's Rosary.
** The Moon Cradle Arc(Volumes 19-20) takes place after the climax of Volume 18, but before Kirito and Asuna log out of the Underworld.

* The ''Spike'' comics take place near the end of the last season of Series/{{Angel}}... sort of. They're not exactly {{canon}}, which is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].

* "The Year of the Unicorn and the Emerald Princess" is this to ''[[Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook Skyhold Academy]]'', showing the events of that story from the point of view of three students at the eponymous school.
* ''Fanfic/InTheEyeOfTheBeholder'' takes place between ''VideoGame/Persona4'' and ''VideoGame/Persona5''.

* ''[[Literature/CaptainBloodHisOdyssey Captain Blood: His Odyssey]]'' has [[EarnYourHappyEnding a very satisfying finale]]. Continuing after that would have diluted the effect. Not to mention a possible moral dilemma of Peter Blood going against his former friends. But readers wanted more Captain Blood, and Creator/RafaelSabatini wrote 15 shorter stories set between the chapters of the original novel. Those were collected as ''Captain Blood Returns'' (retitled ''The Chronicles of Captain Blood'' in Britain) and ''The Fortunes of Captain Blood''.

** ''Literature/DishonoredTheCorrodedMan'' takes place between the ending of ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' and right before the start of ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored 2}}'', and helps to establish the CanonEnding (Low Chaos, Duad spared) of the first game.
** ''Literature/DishonoredTheReturnOfDaud'' is set one year after the above novel and paves the way for ''VideoGame/DishonoredDeathOfTheOutsider'' by showing Daud's perspective and why he returned after being missing for years.

** ''Mountains of Mouring'' novella (1989), set shortly after ''The Warrior's Apprentice'' (1986). The scope of the story is so small, its events affect nothing and only get revisited once, in ''Memory'' (1997), which is choke full of {{continuity nod}}s and [[CallBack callbacks]]. However, the story defines the subject of mutations and mutation phobia, a Barrayar's [[PlanetOfHats hat]], which was rather hazy in earlier novels.

* ''Radio/TorchwoodTheLostFiles'' was set between series 2 of ''Series/{{Torchwood}}'' and the miniseries ''Children of Earth'' [[spoiler: except the last one]] since the team [[spoiler:ceases to exist]] at the end of ''Children of Earth'' and [[spoiler:wasn't reformed until ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'']]. Also, this means that [[spoiler:Ianto can be in it]].

* ''Videogame/BladeRunner'' takes place [[Film/BladeRunner during the events of the 1982 film]], and several characters from the film, such as Tyrell and Leon, will be encountered.
* ''Videogame/BorderlandsThePreSequel'' takes place between the first and second game and deals with Handsome Jack's [[StartOfDarkness rise to power]] with the help of (with DLC) six hired guns, two of which are bosses in the second game and one of which is from the General Knoxx DLC of the first game. ''Videogame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'' reveals that the Pre-Sequel is also an interquel to the Tales games, with episode 3 showing [[spoiler:Athena being captured by Brick and Mordecai in order to set up the FramingDevice of the Pre-Sequel]]. ''Videogame/TinyTinasWonderlands'' presumably takes place sometime after 2 but long before the events of the third game since Tina is still a child.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''

* ''[[VideoGame/HatofulBoyfriend Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star]]'' technically takes place during the Christmas break of the first game, which spans an entire school year.

** The UsefulNotes/GameBoy ''Mega Man'' games could be Interquels, set between the main games. ''VideoGame/MegaManDrWilysRevenge'' between ''2'' and ''3''; ''VideoGame/MegaManII'' between ''3'' and ''4''; ''Videogame/MegaManIII'' between ''4'' and ''5''; ''Videogame/MegaManIV'' between ''5'' and ''6''; and ''Videogame/MegaManV'' probably between ''5'' and ''6'', but could be anytime between ''5'' and ''9''. Or they could be {{Gaiden Game}}s. It's not really clear.

** The series has all games with the ''Prime'' moniker take place between ''[[VideoGame/Metroid1 Metroid I]]'' and ''VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus''. Within that sub-series, there's ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeHunters'', which takes place between ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime Prime]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes Prime 2]]''.

* In the ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' Sands of Times series, ''VideoGame/BattlesOfPrinceOfPersia'' takes place in the 7 years gap between ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'' with the exception of the first level taking place right before the former game. Three of the [[ReformulatedGame four different versions]] of ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheForgottenSands'' (360/PC/[=PS3=], Wii and PSP) take place between ''Sands of Time'' and ''Battles'', before the Prince first met the Dahaka to be precise. The specific order of those three games is unclear because they don't reference each others. The DS version on the other hand [[spoiler: is a StealthSequel to ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheTwoThrones'' and the last story in the timeline]].

* [[VideoGame/YsIVMaskOfTheSun All]] three [[VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs versions]] of ''[[VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta Ys IV]]'' are set after ''[[VideoGame/YsIAncientYsVanishedOmen I]]'' and ''[[YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter II]]'', but before ''Wanderers From Ys'' / ''Videogame/YsTheOathInFelghana''.

* In between ''VideoGame/DeadSpace'' and ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2'' are ''VideoGame/DeadSpaceExtraction'' developed for the Wii and an interquel also named ''Dead Space'' for the [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iPhone]].

** The upcoming Creator/DisneyPlus series about Obi-Wan Kenobi is set to take place eight years after ''Revenge of the Sith'', and thus eleven years before ''A New Hope''. It is also set between ''Jedi: Fallen Order'' and ''Rebels'', both of which having stories that deal with the remaining Jedi being hunted down by the Empire in the aftermath of Order 66 in ''Revenge of the Sith'', Kenobi being one such Jedi.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the upcoming anime ''Anime/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteelNorthernWar'' which takes place in between the second and third game and focus on the aforementioned [[Main/GreatOffscreenWar Northern War]] through the perspective of a new protagonist.

* The graphic novel series ''ComicBook/AvatarTheLastAirbenderThePromise'' bridges the gap between the animated series ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and its SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.

* Given that the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series covers nearly 950 years of time, the majority of entries are interquels of two pre-existing games. Thus far, ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Lament of Innocence]]'' (1094 AD) is the first, and ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Dawn of Sorrow]]'' (2036 AD) is the last. Given the nature of both of those games - ''[=LoI=]'' shows how Dracula came into being, while the ''Sorrow'' duology revolves around the aftermath of [[GreatOffscreenWar his final defeat in 1999]] - it's likely that any future games (barring {{alternate continuit|y}}ies like the ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow Lords]] of [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2 Shadow]]'' duology) will be interquels between those two.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the upcoming anime ''Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War'' which takes place in between the second and third game and focus on the aforementioned [[Main/GreatOffscreenWar Northern War]] through the perspective of a new protagonist.

* ''Series/TheThornBirds'' miniseries has a TimeSkip after the birth of Dane, Meggie's son, till when he and his sister Justine are in their late teens. A 1996 miniseries titled, appropriately, ''The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years'' was meant to depict the events of those 19 years. The problem is, none of the original cast, save Richard Chamberlain, was present, and the storyline and characterizations were completely inconsistent with both the original miniseries and the book on which it was based.

* In Elizabeth Lowell's medieval romance trilogy, the first book, ''Untamed'', ends with the heroine announcing her pregnancy to her husband, and the epilogue features the birth of their son. However, in the two subsequent books, the character is still pregnant, meaning that they take place in the interval between the two chapters.

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776'' (the fifth ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' released) takes place between shortly before chapter six and the end of chapter eight of the previous game, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar''.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the upcoming anime ''Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War'' which takes place in between the second and third game and focus on the aforementioned [[Main/GreatOffscreenWar Northern War]] through perspective a new protagonist.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has the upcoming anime ''Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War'' which takes place in between the second and third game and focus on the Northern War through a new protagonist.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' takes place centuries after ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'' and acts as an indirect sequel to it, but still takes place before [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI the first]] [[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink two games]].

* The ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod ''VideoGame/EntropyZero'' is set eleven months prior to the events of that game, while ''VideoGame/EntropyZero2'' takes place between ''Half-Life 2'' and ''Episode One''.