History Main / JumpingOnPoint

** A better example of this is ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki''. As the game takes place in Calvard, an important country that has previously never been visited an also stars a new cast of characters with few connections to the prior games. Aside from minor appearances from a few previous characters from earlier games, the ''Kuro'' games march onward without relying on the older entries from the franchise to hold them up, making this arc an ideal starting point for players who want to get into the franchise without playing the ten previous games.

** Following the event comic ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and the three-part miniseries ''Batman: Battle For the Cowl'' in which Dick Grayson became the new Batman, all Batman-related titles had a new jumping-on point branded as "Batman Reborn". Changes included the launch of new title ''Batman and Robin'' continuing [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Grant Morrison's run]], Creator/PaulDini shifting from ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' to new title ''Batman: Streets of Gotham'' as the former was repurposed to star ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, and ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'' being cancelled and replaced by ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' as main character Tim Drake took on the new mantle.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. [[VideoGame3DLeap As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3D graphics]], by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. Problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

If a point in a series, it will often restart the numbering — instead of ''[[Comicbook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #442, it'll be ''Amazing Spider-Man volume 2'' #1. It may be just after the resolution of a massive storyline, and it'll almost always show something similar to the general status quo of the series.

* According to a ''Pokemon Matome'' interview with [[WordOfGod the film's director]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1273915-pokemon Kunihiko Yuyama]], "[[LongRunners now that it’s been 20 years]] there are people out there [[ContinuityLockout that aren’t familiar with]]" how ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' started, ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' was ultimately designed to "'depict [Ash] and Pikachu's first meeting once again, from scratch'" allowing them to enjoy Ash and Pikachu's dynamic in the ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesSunAndMoon Sun and Moon]]'' saga[[note]]or ''any'' saga after ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond and Pearl]]''[[/note]] without having to do a 19-year ArchiveBinge. %%Any Troper can (and '''should''') replace the KYM link with a link to a proper or referenced translation of the Pokemon Matome interview.

* The company Creator/CrossGen did that in one month for each and every single book.
** It was meant to be an ongoing thing, but the publisher folded before they could do more. Between recap pages (with head shots of the cast) and generally avoiding WritingFortheTrade, though, it was easier to jump into a CG story than those from other publishers.

** A similar line-wide jumping-on point is due to happen in March 2021 following the two-month event ''Future State''.
* This was Marvel's intention with the "point one" issues, various issues of series that would fall as something like 13.1, to indicate that it was a good spot for new readers, generally recapping the plot up to that point. They've also released comics simply titled Marvel Point One, which are more like previews for new series that are coming out.

*** With their defeat in volume 1, the West Coast now seems a likely setting for more ''Runaways'' spin-offs, built around new characters and formerly B-string superheroes whose origins can be covered quickly to the uninitiated, who attempt to help the Runaways fight the villains attempting to take over the West Coast with the power vacuum after the Pride's defeat. (On the other hand, the California-based Initiative spin-off "The Order ''mentions none of this''.)

** Another point was in 2010 [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour when]] Creator/MattSmith took over the role from Creator/DavidTennant — they wrapped up old plotlines and discarded most of the supporting and recurring cast. There was even some confusion over whether it was a new "series one" (the idea was eventually dropped).

* ''Series/StargateSG1'', the beginning of Season 9 was a Jumping On point. With the eight-season long story of the Goa'uld and the Replicators pretty much wrapped up, a brand new BigBad and a significantly changed {{Team}} was practically a new series. Was supposed to be, but Sci Fi wanted The Longest Running Science Fiction Show on American TV. Then they promptly cancelled it once they reached that benchmark.
** The Season 6 premiere, also serving as SG-1's debut on the Sci-Fi Network, used its double-episode length to introduce the main and supporting characters and their roles in the series to new viewers who may have missed the first five seasons on Showtime and in syndication. Several scenes also explain the many technical aspects of the Stargate and gate travel which the plots of many episodes hinge upon and longtime viewers would take for granted.

* ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' attempted this a handful of times. When the first story arc ("Chronicles") was done in 2003, after a two year {{Flashback}} ("Adventures"), the story took a new turn, and in accordance with this, they restarted the comic numbering and created a new "Legends" umbrella title for the books. However the story was still set in the same universe and continued the same general plot, which eventually went [[ContinuityLockout messy]]. The folks at Franchise/{{LEGO}} decided that a more radical push of the restart button was needed, so the quickly set up a whole new world with new rules, new characters and a new backstory. In half a year's worth of plot, this idea went out the window, the two storylines got tied together firmly, and a year later, LEGO ended the line.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' jumps forward six years, starting what is essentially a brand-new storyline. Leon recounts the history of the previous games in his OpeningNarration. There are a few elements from the previous games, but they're not really necessary to follow the story.
** Newer main entries of the ''[=RE=]'' series often bring back a character or two from previous games. As secluded as the incident in ''[=RE4=]'' was, the fact that Leon and Ada returned from ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil2 RE2]]'' gave players familiarity. That being said, the Dulvey Incident of ''[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil7 RE7]]'' comes off as even more of a departure from the other games. It introduces brand new characters and makes no mention of the incidents from previous games. Other than a few minor references, ''[=RE7=]'' is very self-contained and could easily come across as an entry for a brand new IP at first glance. This makes [[spoiler:long time series veteran Chris Redfield's cameo at the end of the game a bit surprising, but even his appearance is more of a ContinuityNod for ''[=RE7=]''[='s=] connection to the rest of the series. The only real tie behind the scenes is that the Connections crime syndicate (first mentioned in ''[=RE7=]'') partnered with former BigBad Albert Wesker's H.C.F. group, which ultimately created Eveline and the Molded. It's unknown if Wesker himself had anything to do with their creation directly.]]
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. Problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

* According to a ''Pokemon Matome'' interview with [[WordOfGod the film's director]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1273915-pokemon Kunihiko Yuyama]], "[[LongRunners now that it’s been 20 years]] there are people out there [[ContinuityLockout that aren’t familiar with]]" how the classic ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime started, ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' was ultimately designed to "'depict [Ash] and Pikachu's first meeting once again, from scratch'" allowing them to enjoy Ash and Pikachu's dynamic in the ''Sun & Moon'' saga[[note]]or ''any'' saga after ''Diamond & Pearl''[[/note]] without having to do a 19-year ArchiveBinge. %%Any Troper can (and '''should''') replace the KYM link with a link to a proper or referenced translation of the Pokemon Matome interview.

** Following the event comic ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' and the three-part miniseries ''Batman: Battle For the Cowl'' in which Dick Grayson became the new Batman, all Batman-related titles had a new jumping-on point branded as "Batman Reborn". Changes included the launch of new title ''Batman and Robin'' continuing [[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Grant Morrison's run]], Creator/PaulDini shifting from ''ComicBook/Detective Comics'' to new title ''Batman: Streets of Gotham'' as the former was repurposed to star ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, and ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}'' being cancelled and replaced by ''ComicBook/RedRobin'' as main character Tim Drake took on the new mantle.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. Problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': "Points of Departure", The first episode of the second season saw a new character, John Sheridan replace Jeffrey Sinclair as TheCaptain, and had several recurring characters from the first season either [[WrittenInAbsence away from the station]] or [[ItMakesSenseInContext in a cocoon]]. New fans are able to learn about life on B5 at the same pace Sheridan does.
** The fifth season premiere, "No Compromises", saw another new station commander, Captain Elizabeth Lochley, coinciding with the show jumping networks to TNT. That said, the true JumpingOnPoint for viewers in the fifth season was the MadeForTVMovie "In The Beginning", which managed to sum up four seasons or so of the universe's BackStory ([[ClipShow while also utilizing numerous clips from previous episodes to save on production costs]]).
** Creator/JMichaelStraczynski [[WordOfGod described]] the second season episode "And Now For A Word" as one of these as well, being as the entire episode is in the form of an [[ShowWithinAShow ISN Special Report]], presenting everything from an outsider's perspective.

** The 2005 season with Creator/ChristopherEccleston, which marked the show's return to regular broadcasting after a 16-year hiatus (1996 telemovie aside), keeps the continuity of the old seasons (or at least as much continuity as there can be in a show about time travel), but does not require having seen the old seasons to make sense, so it is considered a jumping on point for the series. Aiding this is the fact that the show's season and episode counters both reset to 1 with the premiere of the Eccleston season; [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose "Rose"]] is officially designated as the first episode of Series 1 as opposed to Season 27.
** Another point was in 2010 [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E1TheEleventhHour when]] [[TheNthDoctor Matt Smith]] took over the role from David Tennant — they wrapped up old plotlines and discarded most of the supporting and recurring cast. There was even some confusion over whether it was a new "series one" (the idea was eventually dropped).

* According to a ''Pokemon Matome'' interview with [[WordOfGod the film's director]] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1273915-pokemon Kunihiko Yuyama]], "[[{{Longrunner}} now that it’s been 20 years]] there are people out there [[ContinuityLockout that aren’t familiar with]]" how the classic ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime started, ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' was ultimately designed to "'depict [Ash] and Pikachu's first meeting once again, from scratch'" allowing them to enjoy Ash and Pikachu's dynamic in the "Sun & Moon" saga[[note]]or ''any'' saga after "Diamond & Pearl"[[/note]] without having to do a 19-year ArchiveBinge. %%Any Troper can (and '''should''') replace the KYM link with a link to a proper or referenced translation of the Pokemon Matome interview.

* ''ComicBook/WelcomeToTranquility'' has a group of retired superheroes and villains and their families living in a community isolated from the rest of the ComicBook/{{Wildstorm}} Universe. They even have their own [[DifferentlyPoweredIndividual special name for supers]], "Maxis". The isolation is explained more as the series progresses.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. Problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

If a point in a series, it will often restart the numbering — instead of ''[[Comicbook/SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man'' #442, it'll be ''Amazing Spider-Man volume 2'' #1. It may be just after the resolution of a massive storyline, and it'll almost always show something similar to the general status quo of the series.

If a point in a series, it will often restart the numbering — instead of ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' #237, it'll be ''Spider-Man volume 2'' #1. It may be just after the resolution of a massive storyline, and it'll almost always show something similar to the general status quo of the series.

* Creator/DCComics did one halfway through ''Countdown'', when it was renamed ''ComicBook/{{Countdown to Final Crisis}}''. The first issue under the new name consisted almost entirely of the Monitors discussing what had gone on in the previous 26 issues.
* Creator/DCComics did this on a massive scale, cancelling all their titles and launching 52 new ones (most of them are just new volumes in old titles) with the intention of drawing in new readers through having a single clear starting point for all of their books. So far it seems to have worked.
* In Franchise/TheDCU, the "One Year Later" event was intended as a JumpingOnPoint for just about every title.

* Tim Drake and his book got retitled from ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} to ComicBook/RedRobin and started a new fairly contained storyline to provide a new jumping on point for readers.
* ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' and its spin-off, ''Loners'', have done this to an extent. Wolverine doesn't even get his standard cameo until the 10th issue of the second volume. Furthermore, interaction with most of the Marvel Universe is somewhat justified. Basically, it's explained that The Pride had muscled all the other villains off the West Coast, and [[VillainWithGoodPublicity kept crime orderly]] so the superheroes didn't step in.
** With their defeat in volume 1, the West Coast now seems a likely setting for more ''Runaways'' spin-offs, built around new characters and formerly B-string superheroes whose origins can be covered quickly to the uninitiated, who attempt to help the Runaways fight the villains attempting to take over the West Coast with the power vacuum after the Pride's defeat. (On the other hand, the California-based Initiative spin-off "The Order ''mentions none of this''.)

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails Series]]'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. Problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

* Whenever a ''Roleplay/GlobalGuardiansPBEMUniverse'' campaign recruited a new player, the game master generally used one of these to give them a level playing field to begin with rather than forcing them to hit the ground running mid-adventure. They usually took the form of a side-story that would introduce the new guy to the veterans, and vice versa, and bring the new guy up to speed. After that, the entire group would return to the original storyline.

* ''Series/StargateSG1'', the beginning of Season 9 was a Jumping On point. With the eight-season long story of the Goa'uld and the Replicators pretty much wrapped up, a brand new BigBad and a significantly changed FiveManBand was practically a new series. Was supposed to be, but Sci Fi wanted The Longest Running Science Fiction Show on American TV. Then they promptly cancelled it once they reached that benchmark.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails Series]]'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games Separate. problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth titles, they're written with the assumption that players will recognize returning characters and plot points, with the over all plot acting just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' does this for the overarching ''[[VideoGame/KisekiSeries Trails Series]]'', to a point. Set as it is smack dab in the middle of a military school in Erebonia, the new cast of characters is largely isolated from the plots and information from prior games. As the first entry in the series to make the jump to entirely 3d graphics, by necessity several characters from older entries had to wait a few games before they got in appearances, largely leaving the plot of the first two games separate. problems arise however, as many background materials in-game casually spoil minor plot details from past games, crossover elements from ''videoGame/ZeroNoKiseki'' increasingly come up, and by the third and fourth games, the over all plot acts just as much as a sequel to the events of ''Cold Steel'' as much as ''Zero'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''. this leaves several players who hadn't gone back to play the previous five games [[ContinuityLockout confused as to who these new characters are]], and why several seemingly cryptic names and conversations are supposed to be important.