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[[caption-width-right:350:Left: Alternate universe, [[ComicBook/WhatIf 1978]]. Right:Main universe, [[ComicBook/Thro2014 2014]].]]

* In the NES ''VideoGame/DuckTales'' videogame, Scrooge McDuck [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace can breathe on the moon]] with no explanation, in the 2013 remake, it is handwaved that Gyro Gearloose invented Oxy-chew taffy to allow users to breathe on the moon without a space suit, in the ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 the 2017 reboot]]'', Oxy-chew appears, explaining how Della Duck stayed for so many years on the moon.

** ''Dragon Ball'' video games often had to invent new attacks for characters in order to flesh out their movelists. One such example is Vegetto, who only appeared briefly in ''DBZ'', so the infamous ''Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout'' gave him the Final Kamehameha (a combination of Goku's Kamehameha and Vegeta's Final Flash) as his signature move. When Vegetto returned in the Future Trunks Saga of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', he actually used the Final Kamehameha against Fused Zamasu.

** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' said that the Saiyan originated on the planet Plant but the ''Anime/DragonBallPlanToEradicateTheSaiyans'' has a Ruffle scientist saying that they came from another planet and invaded Plant. SequelSeries, ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' and ''Dragon Ball: Super'' made this concept canon.

** Amy and Knuckles' personalities were [[CharacterizationMarchesOn altered]] to match their ''Anime/SonicX'' interpretation after the success of the anime. For example, Amy became brattier and [[{{Flanderization}} even more love-struck]] than she was in the ''Adventure'' games, while the previously serious and stoic Knuckles [[TookALevelInDumbass was changed into a quick-tempered]] ButtMonkey and became more gullible.

** The idea of pairing Luigi and Daisy might be the only plot element from the 1993 ''Film/SuperMarioBros'' movie that was actually adapted into the video games (Though [[RepetitiveName "Mario Mario"]] and "Luigi Mario" has popped up in Nintendo of America-made media, despite WordOfGod saying they lack surnames). In her debut in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioLand'', Daisy was simply a Peach {{expy}} for that game and it wasn't until the later ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' and Sports games that the idea of having her as Luigi's love interest came about. Miyamoto then reconfirmed that the bothers' full names are indeed "Mario Mario" and "Luigi Mario"

** The idea that Jetfire wears a suit of armor with a helmet/battle mask resembling his G1 toy design was first introduced by Dreamwave's ''Comicbook/TransformersGenerationOne'' comic book, and has since been used for subsequent G1-style Jetfire action figures.

* ''Franchise/TheTransformers'':

* Franchise/{{Transformers}}:
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' has a group called the [[PraetorianGuard Cybertron Elite Guard]] serving as the commanding military and security force for the Autobots. Then, the [=BotCon=] 2009 theme was about a similar group (with the same winged Autobot insignias) set in [[ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor G1 continuity]] called the ''Cybertronian'' Elite Guard. The Elite Guard are also in ''Prime,'' with Smokescreen having once been a member.
** In another Transformers example, the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' toyline originally portrayed the events as taking place on present day Earth and Optimus Primal and Megatron being merely new forms of [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Optimus Prime and the original Megatron]]. When the animated series premiered with the events taking place on prehistoric Earth via time travel and Primal and Beast Megatron being made {{legacy character}}s, the toyline was changed to match up with the cartoon.
** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' shows heavy influence from the ''Film/{{Transformers}} series'' including the general appearance of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Megatron, as well as Bumblebee's muteness (although he now speaks in generic beeps and tones instead of talking using clips from his radio). Many fans have described the aesthetics of the robots as a mix of Movie-style and Animated-style.
** The ''War for Cybertron'' game was effectively a G1 prequel, stated to be in the same universe as the ''Prime'' series [[WordOfSaintPaul by the toy company]] despite the existence of Dark Energon being the only thing the two stories had in common. However, the sequel, ''Fall of Cybertron,'' is upping the similarities to Prime with Cliffjumper's head design changing from a G1-inspired design to a clearly Prime-inspired on as well as [[spoiler:Bumblebee having his voice box destroyed by Megatron, muting him in the same way as in the Films and Prime]]. ''Prime'' has also had a few nods to the games. Both versions have left their marks on each other to the point that they've sorta converged.
** Prime also follows in the footsteps of ''Exodus'' lately, incorporating bits from across franchise history. [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Four key macguffins that go into an "Omega Lock"]]?
** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' introduced the concept of a robot soul called a Spark, all subsequent material have included this as a major component of the Transformer culture. This was even retroactively applied to all G1 characters, with the original Optimus Prime and Megatron having particularly powerful sparks able to upgrade the forms of Optimus Primal and Beast Wars Megatron.
*** An earlier concept of this was hinted at in Generation One, when two episodes referred to a "laser core." Once, the 'cons wanted to make sure Prime's was extinguished rather than assuming he was dead due to the damage he'd taken earlier; another time, Megs ordered Devastator to extinguish the Autobots' laser cores forever. This was very spark-esque (something in your chest that, if "extinguished," means you're [[KilledOffForReal dead-dead]] and not [[DisneyDeath cartoon dead]], and checking for this is the only way to be sure) and ''may'' have been in the back of the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' writers' minds. However, there's no clear indication that they were aware of it when they conceived of the 'Spark' concept, and it ''was'' mentioned on those two occasions only.
** They also introduced Protoforms, though what they are can vary from the equivalent young, infant, or even prenatal Cybertronians, to simply a Cybertronians' basic form. (The movie toy packaging [[YouKeepUsingThatWord stands alone]] in using "Protoform" to mean "Cybertronian who hasn't scanned an Earth mode yet," which would make the ''entire'' casts of ''The War Within'' or ''War for Cybertron'' protoforms.) Not every series included them, but a lot did.
** IDW Publishing's Transformers series begins life as an updated retelling of G1, but bits of other versions begin to sneak in. These days, ''not'' using things like the units of time (cycle, megacycle, etc.) and what we know of Transformer biology (sparks, etc.) that ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' originated is unheard of. Also, by now, we've met Lockdown (Animated-original) and Grindcore (Movie comics original), quite a few characters from the Japan-only G1 sequels, and Omega Supreme uses his name as a BadassBoast (Animated Omega was the first to do that.)
*** To make a long story short, once any Transformers property introduces a character or concept, it becomes fair game for both new series and new versions of older series. In TheMultiverse, one Demolishor or Barricade or Omega Lock existing means that every universe ''probably'' has one that you just haven't met... yet.

** The use of the term "Titans" to describe massive, city-size Transformers like Metroplex, Scorponok and Fortress Maxmimus originated in the [[Comicbook/TheTransformersIDW IDW comics]]. It's since been officially adopted as the classification for such characters from Creator/{{Hasbro}}, featuring most prominently in 2016 ''Titans Return'' toy line.

** "The Morning Report" was a CutSong that was added into the [[Theatre/TheLionKing theatrical adaptation]] but later animated and added into ''Disney/TheLionKing'' in future releases ([[TheOtherDarrin with different voices]]).
** "He Lives In You" from ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' is from from a CD for the original film that was later added into the theatrical play. [[AdaptationDisplacement The film version is]] [[OlderThanTheyThink more well-known]]. The [[AdaptationalContextChange context]] was changed between the versions. The theater version is sung by Rafiki to Simba during the part where Simba [[spoiler:speaks to Mufasa]] while the film version happens during Kiara's (Simba's daughter) presentation and is sung by an outside source.

* The original "Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs" fairy tale does not have her being awakened by a kiss; that was an addition by [[Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Disney]]. Instead, the apple was dislodged from Snow White's throat when the prince's servants dropped the glass coffin. It's rare to see a "Snow White" adaption that doesn't include it now, even ones that attempt to go back to Creator/TheBrothersGrimm story.

** As of ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'', Pikachu's cry uses its [[PokemonSpeak voice from the anime]].

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!![[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]]:
* Franchise/{{Batman}}:
** Alfred was originally drawn as a stout and clean-shaven man, but in 1944 he was dispatched to a health resort from which he would return thin and mustached so that he would resemble William Austin's portrayal in the 1943 serial. Also, he originally died in the comics but the 60's Creator/AdamWest [[Series/Batman1966 series]] got him revived. The change was spoofed in a 1994 "ComicBook/ZeroHour" story that ostensibly took place after Alfred had left Bruce Wayne while they were tracking down Bruce's kidnapped girlfriend and Tim Drake's father in England [[TenMinuteRetirement (though he came back about a year later)]]; Batman and Robin are confronted by a short, fat, non-mustached, Cockney-accented double of Alfred reminiscent of the early 1940s portrayal, and immediately remark that Alfred doesn't look like himself. Alfred then reminds them of his resort vacation, which (in the new continuity) he has just returned from, and explains that the resort was not a health spa at all, but a school for private detectives (the "new" Alfred wants to follow in his employers' footsteps). The short, fat Alfred eventually disappears long before the real Alfred returns.
** The Batcave also originated in the serials.
** Aunt Harriet's surname, "Cooper," was created for the 60s live-action series before being canonized in the comics. Over time, the artists also began drawing her with a heavier appearance so that she'd look more like her TV counterpart.
** The now-iconic green-suit-and-bowler-hat costume for ComicBook/TheRiddler was introduced in the 1960s live-action series, where it was designed by actor Frank Gorshin because he '''''seriously''''' hated the tights. It is now a rare thing to see the Riddler in his original tights in the comic books.
** [[NewerThanTheyThink It may seem hard to believe]], but ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} didn't wear a black costume until the 60s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns''. Prior to (and long after) that, she usually wore first green and later purple in the comics. It wasn't until Darwyn Cooke's revamp in 2002 that she officially adopted a black SpyCatsuit in the comics.
** Batman began wearing a black Batsuit that looked like the one from the Tim Burton movies during the "Troika" storyline that was published after ''ComicBook/{{Knightfall}}''. Unlike Catwoman, he eventually went back to his more familiar grey and black color scheme after a while.
** Batman's GrapplingHookPistol also [[http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/11/30/comic-book-legends-revealed-395/ originated]] in the first Creator/TimBurton ''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'' movie.
** The Batman storyline "The Destroyer" ended with Gotham sporting a redesigned look that resembled the city's retro art deco depiction in the Tim Burton movies.
** The first Tim Burton movie also [[NamedByTheAdaptation gave]] ComicBook/TheJoker the real name "Jack Napier." While the Joker still canonically has [[NoNameGiven no known identity]] in the mainstream comics, he has used Jack Napier as an alias, while several alternate universe stories (such as ''ComicBook/BatmanWhiteKnight'') have used it as his real name.
** The Batmobile has had its famous jet exhaust since the '60s series added it.
** The visual designs of the ''Characters/BatmanFilmSeries'' will sometimes carry over to the Batmobile, the Bat Cave, or Batman's rogues gallery.
** The Joker's face has been scarred or mutilated since ''Film/TheDarkKnight''.
** The giant penny first appeared in the Batman newspaper comic, before it ever appeared in the comic book.
** The idea that Jim Gordon met Bruce Wayne on the night of the Wayne murders originated in ''Film/BatmanBegins'', and has since made it to the comics (and also subsequently served as an inspiration for the premise of ''Series/{{Gotham}}''). Before this, canon flip-flopped on whether Gordon was a Gotham native at all (in ''ComicBook/BatmanYearOne'', for instance, Gordon is from ''Chicago'', and only moved to Gotham just as Bruce is returning to Gotham to begin his career as Batman).
** Likewise, when [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} Dick Grayson]] became Batman during ''ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman'', he and Damian Wayne's ComicBook/{{Robin}} used glider capes similar to the ones Bruce used here. This was also employed on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries''
** This seemed to be likely but was then averted in regards to Bane. In ''Arkham War'', he wears a jacket like the one Creator/TomHardy wore in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', but ditches it by the next issue.
** The last issue of the New 52 ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' series brings in a phrase from ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'': "Why do we fall? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up." However, the phrase isn't used in this inspirational way, with Dick Grayson saying "No, we fall because someone pushes us. We get up to push back."
** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'':
*** Ever since the show redefined Mr. Freeze as a tragic figure, consumed for the lost love of his stricken wife, the original comic version was changed to resemble that. Originally, he was just a villain with a gimmicky weapon with no back story, a version that later appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. This backstory was removed in the New 52, to move Freeze more in-line with the rest of Batman's rogues gallery, but was reinstated in ''ComicBook/DCRebirth''.
*** The name "Mr. Freeze" is itself a case of this, as before the old Creator/AdamWest [[Series/Batman1966 show]], he was known as Mr. Zero. When the new name first appeared in the comics, the writer even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d the change:
---->'''Robin''': Mr. Freeze! [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall That sounds like a campy name dreamed up for a villain in a television program]]!
*** The cartoon’s redesign of Clayface as a hulking behemoth composed of mud also made its way into the comics. However, the design was applied to Basil Karlo, the original Clayface, rather than the cartoon’s Matt Hagen (as Hagen had already been killed off in the comics well before the debut of the TV show). ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'' later took it even further by outright giving Basil the same backstory as the animated version of Clayface, right down to having his powers now come from an experimental cosmetic cream that was meant to restore his face after he was disfigured in a car accident. Prior to this retcon, Karlo's clay powers had come from an injection of blood samples from [[LegacyCharacter Preston Payne and Sondra Fuller, the third and fourth Clayfaces]].
*** Based on the popularity of the animated series version of the ClockKing (Temple Fugate), a new Clock King with the same name and dress was introduced to Franchise/TheDCU (though instead of AwesomenessByAnalysis powers, this version has actual precognitive abilities as well as a sadistic streak).
*** The series also went with the ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} moniker to make Barbara Gordon begin using that identity as a student rather than a librarian as it originally was, and given this change in age, she got a flirting relationship with Robin (Dick Grayson, now ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} in comics). Now flashbacks tend to show Barbara getting her Batgirl identity at her teens, and having an on-off relationship with Nightwing (who, before that, was mostly interested on his Titans teammate Starfire, so ShipToShipCombat abounds).
*** The series also introduced the idea of Bruce Wayne being childhood friends with ComicBook/{{Zatanna}}, which was later made canon in the comics by Creator/PaulDini after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''. Prior to this, Batman had been portrayed as being ''much'' older than Zatanna. Only the later series ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' has kept Zatanna younger, making her a peer of Robin.
** ''The New Batman Adventures'', the show's sequel, featured revamped designs for every character, in order to streamline the show's look to make it easier to animate on the smaller budget, as well as to make it more compatible stylistically with ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. Most of the new designs were poorly received (especially the Joker's), but one in particular that most people seem to like is Scarecrow's. It didn't look much like an actual Scarecrow (more like a western preacher), but it was pretty creepy (which is good considering fear is the Scarecrow's whole shtick). The staff liked the outcome, particularly since they'd fiddled around with different designs before and found them ineffective. Since TNBA, many versions of Scarecrow incorporate that version's distinctive hanged man's noose.
*** Two more from ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]''. Between the end of "[[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]]" and the end of the events of "[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman The Return of Bruce Wayne]]", Batman had returned to using the original/"[[ComicBook/BatmanYearOne Year One]]" costume, which was what the costume he wore in ''[=TNBA=]'' (and ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'') was based on. Likewise, after the "One Year Later" TimeSkip after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', Tim Drake donned a tweaked version of the red and black costume he wore during ''TNBA''.
*** Following ''TNBA'', almost all animated versions of Nightwing have had some version of the same chest-logo; a blue hawk with serrated wings and its head in profile, based loosely on the then-current comics costume which had a blue V-shaped yoke suggesting wings[[note]]Exceptions are ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', which uses his original disco costume, and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'', which has the V-shape[[/note]]. When Dick returns to the Nightwing identity in ''Rebirth'', he adopts a new costume which is the first appearance of the hawk logo in comics continuity.
** ''ComicBook/BatmanEternal'' featured Batman using Nth Metal batarangs to defeat the ComicBook/GentlemanGhost, an idea that originated in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.
* In 2019, ''ComicBook/BirdsOfPrey'' got relaunched with Harley Quinn as a member of the team in order to tie into the [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 live-action movie]], where she is one of the main characters.
* ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'':
** Vixen now sports a costume with black detailing inspired by her design from [[WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}} her animated series]] and ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.
** As mentioned below, National City from the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' TV show is now part of the DC Universe as of ''ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth'', and Supergirl now uses the name Kara Danvers.
** Bumblebee has a new haircut resembling the one she has in ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls''. She can also shrink and fire energy blasts from her palms like she did in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
** Wonder Woman now has a new costume heavily based on the one she wears in the [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]].
** ComicBook/{{Katana}}'s New 52 costume was damaged in the ''ComicBook/SuicideSquad Most Wanted'' mini-series, leading to her adopting her look from the ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' live-action movie. She also now wields a second, shorter blade as a side arm, much like she does in the film. However, she ditches both by the time the new ''Suicide Squad'' ongoing, which released the same week as the movie, debuted, weirdly enough.
** The League of Shadows from ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' appear in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth''.
** [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ryan Choi]]'s new armored costume is heavily based on the one worn by Ray Palmer in ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
** Magpie has been redesigned to resemble her counterpart from ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''.
** Merlyn's real name has been changed from Arthur King to Malcolm Merlyn, his name in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. He also calls himself the Dark Archer, his alias from both ''Arrow'' and ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.
** ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}'s new look is very reminiscent of her design from the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' cartoon.
** ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} now has long hair and a beard (which he previously sported in TheNineties before returning to his classic clean-shaven look in UsefulNotes/The2000s) so that he more closely resembles Creator/JasonMomoa's portrayal of the character in the DCEU. Creator/KellySueDeconnick's run then took this even further by having Arthur get tribal tattoos similar to the ones sported by his movie counterpart.
** ComicBook/BlackLightning's new costume from ''ComicBook/DetectiveComicsRebirth'' is patterned after his look from his [[Series/BlackLightning live-action show]].
** ComicBook/MartianManhunter's John Jones identity is now a black man, an idea that goes back to when Creator/PhilMorris played the character on ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. In fact, the concept of John Jones being black was subsequently used in various other adaptations like ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'', ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'' and ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', making the comics one of the few places that ''hadn't'' already adopted it.
** The version of the Royal Flush Gang that appeared in the first arc of ''ComicBook/AllStarBatman'' resembled the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' iteration of the team.
* The ''ComicBook/BrightestDay'' and ''ComicBook/New52'' versions of ComicBook/{{Firestorm}} were inspired by the character's portrayal in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. While the Jason Rusch/Ronnie Raymond combo had shown up in the comics before, it was the TV show that established Jason as a ChildProdigy. Prior to that, he was mostly an average student who relied on Professor Stein to provide Firestorm's science knowledge.
* ''Franchise/TheFlash'':
** When the Flash got a [[Series/TheFlash1990 TV series]], a couple of small changes were made in the comic: Wally got a dog and a new costume with a symmetric belt like the one on the show. This was only fair since the TV Flash, while based primarily on Barry Allen, also borrowed elements from Wally (such as his post-Crisis need for huge amounts of food).
** During ''The Flash: Rebirth'', Wally gained yet another new costume that was even more inspired by the live-action suit. It had the pointed, Batman-like nose and the darker color scheme, in addition to the aforementioned belt. The costume also added a logo similar to the one on Wally sported in the ''Justice League'' cartoon.
** The West family is now biracial because [[Series/TheFlash2014 the 2014 TV series]] made Iris and her father black. While Iris and the original Wally West are still white, it's since been established that Iris has a black nephew named Wallace (who later becomes the new Kid Flash, mirroring the show's RaceLift of Wally).
* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'':
** ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' showed a female member of the Guardians of the Universe, rather than having them all be male like in the comics. When the Guardians were reborn during Creator/JuddWinick's ''Green Lantern'' run, their ranks now included women in addition to men.
** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' introduced the idea that John Stewart was a Marine, which has since filtered into the comics. In fact, being a former soldier is now ''such'' an important part of John's backstory that many fans are surprised to learn that it originated in the TV show.
** John also regained his mobility, returned to being an active Green Lantern[[note]]John had previously lost his ring when the GL Corps was destroyed during ''ComicBook/EmeraldTwilight'', followed by the use of his legs in the subsequent ''Darkstars'' series.[[/note]] and joined the League during Joe Kelly's ''JLA'' run because of the cartoon. He was also redesigned to sport his costume from the TV show, as well as the same haircut.
** While John has yet to sport the "bald with goatee" look from the ''Unlimited'' seasons, [[MirrorUniverse Power Ring]] does sport a similar one, thanks in part to the events of ''ComicBook/JLAAvengers'' destroying and rebuilding the Crime Syndicate's universe, giving him a RaceLift that changed him from a blonde Kyle Rayner counterpart into a counterpart for Stewart. Also after joining the post-''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' incarnation of the League, John joked about ComicBook/BlackLightning's current bald look, then said he'd look good bald with a goatee. Creator/ScottSnyder's ''ComicBook/{{Justice League|2018}}'' run later featured an arc dealing with a future iteration of the team, and the White Lantern version of John sported the same goatee and shaved head look as his cartoon counterpart.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'':
** After the cartoon featured a Hawkgirl as a member, writer Joe Kelly chose to add the DC Universe's then-current Hawkgirl to the contemporary JLA (even though this was a different character, connected to the ''[[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]]'' Hawkgirl rather than the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version from which the cartoon's heroine was adapted).
** When ComicBook/{{Vixen}} rejoined the Justice League after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', she was given her look from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited''.
** Likewise, in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueGenerationLost'', Ice got a new costume resembling her ''Justice League Unlimited'' design.
* As of the ComicBook/New52:
** Ocean Master is Aquaman's half-brother on their mother's side, much like in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. In both the pre-''Crisis'' and post-''Crisis'' continuities, Ocean Master and Aquaman shared a father instead.
** ComicBook/AmandaWaller is a lot slimmer, ala her appearance in ''Film/GreenLantern'' and ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. This was eventually undone during ''DC Rebirth'', which restored Waller's classic appearance.
** Commissioner Gordon had reddish-brown hair in the present day, ala his appearance in ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' and Zsasz grew a beard like his appearance in ''Film/BatmanBegins''.
** [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]]'s resurrection now mirrors the way he was revived in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood''.
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} initally had a look reminiscent of the one he had in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' and ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Arkham City]]'', though it's since been tweaked to include a vest and cargo pants similar to his ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' incarnation.
** Etta Candy got a RaceLift ala her counterpart in the [[Series/WonderWoman2011Pilot failed]] ''Series/{{Wonder Woman|2011Pilot}}'' [[Series/WonderWoman2011Pilot pilot]] and is now African-American.
** Additionally, both Miss Martian and Sportsmaster have since been seen wearing their costumes from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''. [[note]]Although Miss Martian's cameo was later edited out of Teen Titans in the trade paperback version, due to some higher-up ExecutiveMeddling. The "stealth costume Miss Martian" has now been replaced by an unidentified blonde heroine.[[/note]]
** ComicBook/HarleyQuinn's ''ComicBook/New52'' design resembles the iteration of the character seen in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''.
** In her solo title, Harley Quinn later begins dyeing her pigtails so that they resemble Creator/MargotRobbie's hair in the live-action ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' movie. This is even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d when Harley says that her new hair color looks "So cinematic!"
** The Tumbler from ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' has been made canonical in ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics''.
** ComicBook/VandalSavage's facial scars from ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' have been incorporated into his modern design.
** [[Series/{{Arrow}} Tommy Merlyn as Oliver Queen's best friend before he became Green Arrow]].
** Catwoman's new origin is closely based on the ''Film/BatmanReturns'' version.
** The new Wally West is half-African American, taking a nod from ''Series/TheFlash2014'', where Iris West and her family are black. Iris herself is still white in the comics, since her New 52 counterpart debuted before the show began production.
** Felicity Smoak, formerly a ''very'' minor ''ComicBook/{{Firestorm}}'' character, has been redesigned and {{ReTool}}ed to more closely resemble her ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' counterpart.
** The new Royal Flush Gang seen in ''ComicBook/ForeverEvil'' resembles the more [[NotWearingTights down-to-Earth]] version of the group from ''Arrow''.
** Mercy Graves, ComicBook/LexLuthor's assistant / [[BodyguardBabes bodyguard]], is now Asian-American to match her appearance in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice''.
** Tempest (the former Aqualad) now wears a blue costume based on the one he wore in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' animated series. Prior to this, all of his costumes had been red.
** When ComicBook/{{Starfire}} got her own solo series, her appearance, outfit and personality were lifted from the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' animated series.
** ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}'s short-lived redesign from his solo series was taken from the one he had at the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox''.
* The Source Wall as a concept was alluded to in the ''ComicBook/NewGods'', but did not physically appear until an out of continuity 1982 crossover between the ComicBook/XMen and ComicBook/TeenTitans. Everyone liked the design so much that it was incorporated into the mainstream continuity, with even Creator/JackKirby himself utilizing it.
* ComicBook/{{Static}} was given both of his costumes from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock''; the original in the ''Rebirth of the Cool'' limited series, and the second after joining Franchise/TheDCU around the time of ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''. Note that Static's [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/4773/128924-144094-static.jpg original outfit]] looks ''nothing'' like either of the suits from [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/1/14624/325312-127920-static.jpg the cartoon]].
* ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends'':
** In addition to characters like the ComicBook/WonderTwins, Samurai, El Dorado and Wendy & Marvin becoming {{Canon Immigrant}}s, the Hall of Justice from the cartoon was made canon in the comics after ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
** While the Justice League had previously faced groups of bad guys like the Injustice Gang or the Secret Society of Super Villains, the name LegionOfDoom wasn't used in the comics until after the show came up with it. The Legion's headquarters, the Hall of Doom, has also shown up in the comics from time to time.
* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** Despite ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'''s version of Supergirl being Kara In-Ze, an adaptation of Kara Zor-El, the then-current Supergirl in the comics, Linda Danvers, was given the "white shirt, hot pants" Supergirl costume used in the series. Likewise, Kara In-Ze's AgeLift (being a teenager born ''before'' Clark who was put into cryogenic suspension until after Clark became Superman rather than a kid who really was younger than Clark) was imported to the post-Crisis Kara Zor-El introduced in ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman''.
** Before that, Supergirl was given a new costume in the 80's (the one with the headband that she wore until her death in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'') to match the one designed for the ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' live-action movie. The producers then changed their minds and decided to go for the classic, iconic Supergirl outfit in the movie instead, but the comics ended up sticking with the new suit since by that point, it was too late to get rid of it.
** National City from the ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' TV show is now part of the DC Universe as of ''ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth''.
** ''Rebirth'' also had Supergirl adopt the alias "Kara Danvers," her civilian name in the show.
** Her foster parents Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers also first appeared in her TV show. Her enemy Selena hails from her [[Film/{{Supergirl}} 1984 film feature]].
* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'':
** It was Creator/MarlonBrando's idea to have Jor-El wearing a recognizable 'S' logo in the 1978 ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'', making it a preexisting Kryptonian emblem rather than merely a personal symbol of Superman. This change filtered into the comics awareness, explicitly finalized in the 2003 title ''ComicBook/SupermanBirthright''.
** The mainstream continuity Superman temporarily adopted a black background for his chest emblem like his ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' counterpart. Like his ''KC'' counterpart, it was to mourn mass death, in this case from the Our Worlds at War storyline.
** The childhood of Clark Kent was changed once in response to the Movie with his powers developing gradually and no career as Superboy, and later it was changed again to become closer to the portrayal in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', including restoring ComicBook/LexLuthor as a Smallville resident and [[WeUsedToBeFriends friend]] of Clark (which, ironically, is what they had changed him ''from'' Post-Crisis).
*** His career as Superboy was a retcon in itself. The original telling of Superman's origin in ''Action Comics'' #1 had him raised in an orphanage, and his super powers developing slowly during adolescence.
*** Smallville itself first appeared in the earliest Superboy comics, but they never specified exactly where in the country it was located until after the Movie had put it in Kansas.
** Indeed, the whole cold, antiseptic look of the ComicBook/PostCrisis Krypton was taken from the movie. Ironically, ''Superman: Birthright'' undid this change, moving it back toward the [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] version.
*** Post-''Infinite'' Crisis Krypton was even ''more'' like the movie version than it was post-Crisis. Superman's fortress is now the same crystalline structure seen in the films (and in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''), complete with Jor-El hologram.
** Also, after the original movie, many artists drew Superman resembling Creator/ChristopherReeve. With Creator/JohnByrne being the first, because he couldn't follow the style of Curt Swan.
** Byrne's rebooted take on ComicBook/LoisLane was also heavily inspired by Creator/MargotKidder's portrayal of Lois in the movies, right down to copying elements of her personality and even her verbal tics.
** ComicBook/LexLuthor's father being named Lionel is an import from ''Smallville''. Prior to this, the character's name had been Jules.
** Also, Luthor's iconic suit of green PoweredArmor was designed by Creator/GeorgePerez for the ''Super Powers Collection'' action figure line from Creator/{{Kenner}}. Due to the turn-around time, it actually showed up in the comics before the toys were even on the shelves.
** When she first appeared in ''Superman's Pal ComicBook/JimmyOlsen'', Miss Gzptlsnz was drawn with small, implike proportions similar to those of Mr. Mxyzptlk, of whom she is a DistaffCounterpart. After ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' completely redesigned her into a [[AdaptationalAttractiveness tall, leggy redhead]], artists began using this as her appearance in the comics as well.
** Superman flies because [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons the Fleischer cartoons]] found it easier to animate flight than jumping. Simultaneously, [[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman the radio show]] started depicting Superman flying so that they could fit plot exposition into scenes while he traveled place to place. However, the radio show avoided calling it flight. Most of his other powers came from the radio or cartoon shows, too. Initially, he was just as the opening sequence described him: faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings InASingleBound. Heat vision, super breath, and more were largely later additions.
*** ''Action Comics'' (DC) itself also gradually drifted toward flight due to artist mistakes. As artists depicted Superman performing more and more impossible maneuvers in midair, AC writers explained it away as his ability to change trajectory in midair. When Fleischer, who had followed the comics and radio show, asked point-blank if Superman could fly, AC gave up and said he could. It didn't become official though until a 1942 Superman novel written by the head writer of the radio show, where it explicitly stated Superman flew across the Atlantic Ocean to stop a Nazi rocket missile. By 1943, Superman could fly 8 times the speed of light.
** Though General Zod already existed in the comics before and after ''Film/SupermanII'', his backstory became such a mess that eventually DC decided to make a "definitive" reboot of the character based on his most iconic version: that of the aforementioned film.
** Kryptonite was first introduced on [[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman the Superman radio show]] in 1943, before being incorporated into the comic book.
*** Before the radio show, there was a proposed story called "[[http://k-metal.nu/splash.php The K-Metal from Krypton]]". It involves Superman dealing with an element called "K-Metal", a precursor to Kryptonite. But [[ExecutiveMeddling this was scrapped]] since it would change the StatusQuoIsGod drastically (which included [[SecretKeeper Lois discovering Clark is Superman]]).
** After ''Film/SupermanReturns'' was released, Superman's costume in the comics was slightly altered to make it match the costume's appearance in the film; most notably adding an "S" belt buckle like the movie costume. This was undone after a few years and the previous look of the costume returned.
** Superman originally fought for "truth and justice", with "the American way" only added in 1951 for the ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' TV series.
** During the first arc of ''ComicBook/SupermanBatman'', Metallo's disguise resembled the DCAU design for his human self, John Corben.
* The ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon debuted in the same month as a relaunch of the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' series. Both took inspiration from the classic 80s Marv Wolfman/George Perez "New Teen Titans" series, but it was also pretty obvious that DC was making their properties look similar across the board.
** The cartoon team was composed of ComicBook/{{Robin}} (Dick), ComicBook/{{Starfire}}, ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, ComicBook/{{Raven}}, and Beast Boy. The comics team was composed of former ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' members ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} (Tim), ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, ComicBook/WonderGirl, and Kid Flash, with the 80s Titans Starfire, Cyborg, Raven and Beast Boy returning. The comics team thus superficially resembled the cartoon team - only with the former Young Justice members, most notably [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]], being {{Legacy Character}}s of the 80s Titans. At least some of the older Titans were not even teenagers by this point, having aged into their 20s. Notably, comics Raven, in spirit form before the relaunch, was given a new teenage body just for the series, and Gar Logan's codename, then Changeling, reverted to Beast Boy (despite being more like Beast ''Man'').
** Many of the characters in the cartoon saw their comic versions' costumes get redone to match (or at least more resemble) their animated counterparts. Even Starfire (whose ultra-{{stripperiffic}} [[ChainmailBikini bikini-like "armor"]] isn't going anywhere anytime soon) has her boots changed to resemble series Star.
** In the comics, Beast Boy/Changeling looked like a normal boy who just happened to have green skin and hair. After the cartoon gave him a more bestial appearance, the comics gave him fanged teeth and pointy ears to match his television counterpart.
** The [[RelationshipWritingFumble romantic subtext]] between Raven and Beast Boy in the cartoon made it into the comics in a bona fide {{squee}} moment. The author claims he didn't do this because of the show, though.
** Bumblebee's [[{{Sizeshifter}} shrinking abilities]] were also introduced in the show. Prior to that, she simply had a suit of bee-themed PoweredArmor.
** A '90s Titan named Joto was revamped as "Hotspot" in the toon [[note]]due to "Joto" having a derogatory meaning for homosexuals in Spanish, though it means "heat" in Swahili[[/note]], and received flamethrower powers as opposed to simply using heat generation. After ''Infinite Crisis'', the comic Joto inexplicably took on the flaming head look of his animated self, the "Hotspot" codename, and began using fire as an ability.
** The show gave Cyborg the memorable CatchPhrase "Booyah!", which was later worked into the comics.
** The show changed the Titans' battle cry from "Titans, together!" to "Titans, go!" The latter has since been adopted in the comics.
* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'':
** In both the Golden and Silver Age, Wonder Woman had the magic lasso -- which could compel total obedience from anyone caught in it. As one might imagine, she had it used on her pretty regularly. As this was regarded as a little squicky for television, the lasso's ability to compel was reduced to being able to force its captive to tell the truth. This is now so canonical, [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] doesn't even mention the original ability.
** More recently, Wondie has started spinning around to change her clothes, a [[TransformationSequence magical transformation]] used in the 1970's [[Series/WonderWoman1975 TV show]], but not in the comics until twenty years later, when PromotedFanboy Phil Jimenez was writing and drawing the book.
** Wonder Woman's enemy Giganta was originally a gorilla who was mutated into a human woman with enhanced strength. ''Super Friends'' [[AdaptationalSuperPowerChange completely overhauled her powers]] by giving her the ability to [[SizeShifter grow to gigantic proportions]], a change that was later adapted back into the comics.
** A single-medium version: The idea that the Crime Syndicate's Superwoman had the secret identity of Lois Lane was introduced by Creator/GrantMorrison in ''JLA: Earth-2'', and carried over to the New 52 Earth-3 seen in ''Forever Evil''. When the original Pre-Crisis Syndicate appeared in ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', it followed suit, even though Pre-Crisis Earth-Three's Lois had clearly been established as the wife of the heroic Alexander Luthor, a point that had been used in the comics as recently as ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
** The golden eagle armor that Creator/AlexRoss designed for Wonder Woman in ''Comicbook/KingdomCome'' eventually made its way to the mainstream DC Universe as well.
* In the seventies, DC's ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' series featured Billy and Uncle Dudley going round the country in a motorhome doing good deeds, and able to consult directly with the Elders who give Billy his powers; basically the set-up of the ''Series/{{Shazam}}'' TV series, but with existing character Dudley standing in for CanonForeigner Mentor.
!!Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
* ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'':
** In the ''ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} 50th Anniversary: ComicBook/{{Mockingbird}}'' one-shot, Bobbi is now in a relationship with Lance Hunter, a character she had never shared a comic book panel with before, because they're AmicableExes in the TV show.
** Similarly, Daisy Johnson was {{Retcon}}ned into being an Inhuman, half-Chinese, and longhaired in order to match her portrayal on the show. She also got "Skye" (her name on the show prior to her big reveal) as a nickname as part of these changes.
** The ''ComicBook/SecretWarriors2017'' series was relaunched as a team of Inhuman heroes, much like on the TV show.
** The series came up with the idea of giving Donnie Gill ([[ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames "Blizzard"]]) actual [[AnIcePerson cryonic abilities]], rather than having them come from [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman his costume]] or PoweredArmor. This change carried over into the comics, where Blizzard was revealed to be an Inhuman.
* ''ComicBook/AntMan'':
** Giant-Man's redesign in ''ComicBook/AvengersAcademy'' was based on the Giant-Man design from ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''. Hank returning to the Giant-Man identity in the first place (despite not having used it in years) was also likely influenced by the cartoon.
** Cassie Lang's Stinger identity originated in the [[ComicBook/MarvelComics2 MC2]] continuity, where Cassie was now grown up and a member of the Avengers. When the mainstream version of Cassie lost her Stature abilities following her [[ComicBook/TheChildrensCrusade death]] and resurrection, she became Stinger in the pages of ''ComicBook/AstonishingAntMan''.
** Darren Cross was an extremely obscure villain who was KilledOffForReal in the early 1980s after just two issues of ''Marvel Premier''. His role as the BigBad of the ''Film/AntMan'' film got him resurrected, as well as in possession of SizeShifter abilities and a suit of Yellowjacket PoweredArmor like he has in the movie.
* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
** ''Battle Scars'' introduced Nick Fury, Jr., the black son of the original ComicBook/NickFury. The new Nick Fury is very obviously based on Creator/SamuelLJackson's portrayal of Fury in the live-action movies, which was itself heavily influenced by the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel version of the character.
** Post-''ComicBook/{{AXIS}}'', ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} briefly got a new costume that incorporated his goggles from ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast''. Following ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', he was given another new costume, this time based on his outfit from ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''. The new costume Quicksilver received after ''ComicBook/AvengersNoSurrender'' was more heavily based on his classic design, but still incorporated the sleeves from his ''Age of Ultron'' outfit.
** In an extremely controversial example, Marvel used ''ComicBook/{{AXIS}}'' to reveal that ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} and ComicBook/ScarletWitch aren't really the children of ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, mirroring their depiction in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (where Magneto couldn't be used thanks to [[ExiledFromContinuity rights issues]]). Their powers were also retconned into being the result of scientific experimentation like in the movie, instead of naturally occurring mutations.
** The country of Sokovia from ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' was later made canon in ''ComicBook/NickSpencersCaptainAmerica''.
** The comic version of S.H.I.E.L.D. adopted the Avengers Initiative from the MCU. The second volume of ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers'' saw S.H.I.E.L.D. using the Initiative to recruit its own team of superheroes, similar to the origin of the Avengers in the [[Film/TheAvengers2012 live-action film]].
** S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers have been seen using Quinjets based on the models used by S.H.I.E.L.D. in the movies.
** ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} now wears a black leather costume similar to the one he wears in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. The movie costume is itself inspired by the one seen in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', though the current mainstream outfit adds in some purple coloring.
** Despite being seen as a DorkAge, a number of elements from ''ComicBook/HeroesReborn'' have stuck:
*** If one thing has stuck (besides the return of adult Tony and normal-looking Wasp), it's Tony sporting a BadassBeard in addition to his BadassMustache. It's become so linked to the character that many recent incarnations, including the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' and ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' versions, have had Tony with it.
*** While it could just be a coincidence, when the ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' imprint decided to re-imagine the Avengers into ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'', it reused the idea originally presented here of S.H.I.E.L.D. helping to set up the team. The LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' reused the idea, though it was likely inspired by ''The Ultimates''.
*** ComicBook/TheFalcon being a MilitarySuperhero was also imported to the Ultimate Universe and the MCU.
*** In ''HR'', an LMD of Nick Fury lied and said Captain America was "deactivated" by President Truman after a disagreement over the use of atom bombs against Japanese civilians. Chuck Austen tried to integrate this idea into the mainstream continuity during the controversial "Ice" story arc, where it was revealed that the government had Cap frozen so that he couldn't stop the atom bombs from being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of course, the story was so reviled that it was later rendered CanonDiscontinuity, but still...
*** In classic canon, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner do not like each other at all. In ''Heroes Reborn'' and going through quite a few versions, like the MCU, they're friends.
** The movie version of the Chitauri ([[InNameOnly who were almost nothing like]] the Chitauri from ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'') immigrated to the mainstream Marvel Universe as enemies of ComicBook/{{Nova}}.
*** The true face of the original Ultimate Universe Chitauri wasn't revealed[[note]]As DarkerAndEdgier versions of the mainstream universe's Skrulls, they usually appear shapeshifted and nobody knew what they really looked like for ages. Also, ''being'' Skrull {{Expies}} is why all adaptations' Chitauri, even before the movie, are your basic AlienInvasion and not shapeshifters; Creator/MarvelAnimation tends to just use Skrulls when it wants Skrulls.[[/note]] until ''[[ComicBook/CataclysmTheUltimatesLastStand Hunger]]'' -- when it was shown they look exactly like their movie counterparts.
* ''ComicBook/BlackPanther'':
** ComicBook/ErikKillmonger was traditionally depicted as clean shaven in the comics, but following [[Film/BlackPanther2018 the movie]], he's now drawn with facial hair, much like Creator/MichaelBJordan. He would later be given the ritual scars of his movie counterpart in the 2019 ''Killmonger'' mini-series.
** Likewise, Okoye originally had long hair in the comics, but was given a shaved head and tattoos to resemble her movie counterpart.
** Following the movie, ComicBook/{{Shuri}} was also heavily redesigned to look more like her movie counterpart, right down to her formerly short hair being replaced with the same long braids sported by Creator/LetitiaWright. Her personality was also tweaked to be closer to that of the MCU Shuri, including the character suddenly gaining an interest in science and engineering. Additionally, she now wields the same vibranium blaster gauntlets she used in the film.
** ComicBook/MistyKnight was redesigned to resemble her [[Series/LukeCage2016 TV counterpart]] in ''[[ComicBook/TheCrew Black Panther and The Crew]]''.
** The opening arc of Ta-Nehisi Coates' second ''Black Panther'' run takes place in an alternate reality, which features parallel versions of M'Baku and Nakia that are heavily based on their [[AdaptationalHeroism more heroic]] movie counterparts. The [[ComicBook/{{Venom}} symbiote]] costume worn by the alternate Killmonger is also very obviously inspired by the design of Killmonger's movie outfit.
* ComicBook/{{Blade}}'s original power was being immune to vampire bites and nothing else. He later picked up enhanced senses, but didn't really become "super" in any sense of the word until his [[Film/{{Blade}} film]] came out, which led to a storyline in ''Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' where Blade gained the enhanced strength and reflexes of his movie counterpart after being bitten by ComicBook/{{Morbius}}. The 2006 ''Blade'' ongoing series took this even further by retconning his origin so that he was ''always'' a Dhampir/Daywalker, making him even more like the movie version of the character.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'':
** The popularity of the MCU films led to Captain America donning an outfit that looks greatly inspired by his appearances in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''[[note]]Of course, the costumes seen in the aforementioned films were directly inspired by Cap's outfits in the Ultimate Universe[[/note]] as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch. Said costume does away with the flared gloves and buccaneer boots, replacing them with more utilitarian gloves and combat boots. The familiar chainmail of his old costume is replaced with a more modern-looking armor design, as well. Finally, a blue helmet with painted-on wings takes the place of his winged mask, and it has a chin strap like most of his MCU costumes do. He returned to his classic look, head wings and all, following ''ComicBook/SecretEmpire''.
*** Prior to this, the Marvel Knights ''Captain America'' series slightly tweaked Cap's costume by giving him a utility belt fitted with pouches, a design element taken from his look in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates''. The belt remains one of the few alterations to the classic costume that has actually remained to this day.
** Steve Rogers bears more of a resemblance to Chris Evans since ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''.
** ComicBook/TheFalcon briefly wore the same armored costume he wore in the short-lived ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' animated series. However, when he rejoined the Avengers a few years later, he ditched the threads.
** After becoming the new Captain America, Sam was redesigned and given a new costume that incorporates his red goggles and wing-pack from ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. Even after he returned to using the Falcon identity in 2017, he still continued to use the red lenses.
** The Redwing in ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'' is a robotic drone instead of a real bird, much like Redwing in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''.
** Doctor Erskine, the scientist who created the [[SuperSerum Captain America formula]], was made a [[TokenEnemyMinority German defector]] in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''. This was imported back to the comics in ''Marvel Fact Files'' in 2013.
** A minor example, but ComicBook/BuckyBarnes got a redesign for the MCU too. His MCU counterpart sported a black half-mask for much of his first appearance, and so the comic book Bucky started wearing one for certain stories too, beginning with ''Winter Soldier: The Bitter March''. In a strange case, he also regrew the long hair he'd previously cut, so it was long like it is in the MCU, which has Bucky sporting the appearance he ''initially'' had as the Winter Soldier in the comics.
** ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' introduced a drug that Bruce Banner had designed to control Hulk-Outs. Though it proved ineffective on Banner, Nick Fury discovered that it could be easily used to create a FauxDeath effect on normal people. This drug (with the same origin!) later appeared in ''[[ComicBook/TheInvaders All-New Invaders]]''.
* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}'':
** ComicBook/{{Bullseye|MarvelComics}} originally wore a costume with a mask that had a bullseye design on it. In the 2003 ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie, Creator/ColinFarrell's Bullseye instead [[NotWearingTights dressed like a biker]] and had a bullseye scar directly on his forehead. The comics followed suit by having Bullseye adopt the biker outfit in Creator/KevinSmith's ''Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target'' mini-series, and Creator/BrianBendis later incorporated the scar by having an enraged Daredevil carve a bullseye into the forehead of his nemesis. A variation of the movie-style design was also used in ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX''.
** The ComicBook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} version of ComicBook/{{Elektra}} wears a black costume similar to that of her [[Film/{{Elektra}} movie]] counterpart. After Elektra appeared in ''Series/Daredevil2015'' season 2, the mainstream version of Elektra began wearing an outfit similar to Elodie Yung's.
** The Netflix show retooled [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk]]'s wife Vanessa Fisk into being his girlfriend Vanessa Mariana. The comics proceeded to make that her maiden name, rendering it canon.
** Following the Netflix show's release, the comics versions of Matt and Foggy have been retooled to resemble Charlie Cox and Elden Henson.
** After many years in ComicBookLimbo, Claire Temple returned to the Marvel Universe thanks to her appearance on the TV show. She was also redesigned to resemble her TV counterpart, with her afro replaced by the same long hairstyle sported by Creator/RosarioDawson. The comic version of Claire now operates as a doctor who specializes in treating injured superhumans, referencing the way she helps out the members of the Defenders in the various Netflix shows.
** The 2017 version of ''ComicBook/TheDefenders2017'' exists because of [[Series/TheDefenders2017 the Netflix show]] and even features the same line-up: Daredevil, ComicBook/LukeCage, ComicBook/IronFist, and ComicBook/JessicaJones.
* Following ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', ComicBook/DoctorStrange got a new, gloveless costume inspired by his [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 movie outfit]].
* The alternate universe ''Comicbook/{{Earth X}}'' mini-series introduced a few things that later became canon in the mainstream Marvel continuity.
** A key plot point is that Earth has experienced a drastic superhuman boom due to Comicbook/BlackBolt releasing Terrigen Mists into the atmosphere, which ended up granting superpowers to a number of people. This would later be reused for the ''Comicbook/{{Inhumanity}}'' storyline that spun out of ''Comicbook/{{Infinity}}''.
** Comicbook/NormanOsborn manipulating his way into a high ranking position of authority over the American people would also be used in the mainline canon during ''Comicbook/DarkReign''. He would also adopt his ''Earth X'' moniker of the Goblin King during ''Comicbook/SuperiorSpiderMan''.
* Creator/MattFraction made the Thing Rings from ''WesternAnimation/FredAndBarneyMeetTheThing'' canon in ''ComicBook/{{FF}}''. Though in this case, they were used by Darla Deering rather than Ben Grimm, and they activate Ben's exosuit from one of his BroughtDownToNormal periods.
* ''Film/GhostRiderSpiritOfVengeance'' featured a gag where Johnny Blaze revealed that he can urinate fire while in his Rider form, an idea that writer Donny Cates subsequently made canon in the ''Cosmic Ghost Rider'' series.
* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'':
** In the lead-up to the [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy first movie]], Marvel had ComicBook/StarLord adopt the BadassLongcoat worn by Creator/ChrisPratt in the film. He was also rewritten to have a less serious personality, much like his film counterpart, though this was later reversed when Donny Cates took over the series. Also, much like the Killmonger example mentioned above, the formerly clean shaven Star-Lord is now usually drawn with facial hair, further mirroring Pratt's portrayal of the character.
** ComicBook/{{Gamora}} also got a variation of her movie costume for a time.
** ComicBook/{{Nebula|Marvel Comics}} gained a vertical stripe running down her face like she has in the movie. The 2016-2017 ''Gamora'' solo series also retconned Nebula's past to make her Gamora's adopted sister, another element that originated in the MCU.
** In the comics, the ComicBook/{{Nova}} Corps was wiped out quite some time ago, but ''All-New Guardians of the Galaxy'' later introduced a new, fledging Nova Corps patterned after the one seen in the first ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movie.
** The Collector is now usually drawn more like his movie counterpart, complete with fur on his outfit.
** During ''ComicBook/CivilWarII'', the ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy's spaceship, C.I.T.T. (Cool Interstellar Travel [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Travelship]]), was accidentally destroyed by ComicBook/TheVision. They ended up stealing a replacement vessel from a Nova Corps impound lot in the 2017 Free Comic Book Day special, which turned out to be the Milano, Star-Lord's ship from the movies.
** Around the time ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' came out, the comics did a storyline where Groot was shrunken down to a miniature size as the result of a villain's plot. This was Marvel's way of mirroring the Baby Groot plotline from the movie.
** The comics began referring to the Infinity Gems as the "Infinity Stones" and their colors were changed to match the movie versions.
** [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2019 The 2019 run]] gave Star-Lord and Gamora a romantic arc mirroring the movies.
* In his 2015 series, ComicBook/HowardTheDuck was redesigned to resemble how he appeared in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.
* ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'':
** The Hulk's iconic "YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry" {{Catchphrase}} originated in the [[Series/TheIncredibleHulk 70s live-action show]].
** The Hulk's reintroduction into the Avengers was also motivated by the films. In the original comics, he quit after one issue, but the ComicBook/MarvelNOW relaunch has since seen him return to the team as a main character.
** In the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe, Bruce's ex-girlfriend ComicBook/BettyRoss became ComicBook/SheHulk (as a DecompositeCharacter, unrelated to Jennifer Walters). The idea was well received, which led to Marvel reviving the Earth-616 Betty and making her into the Red She-Hulk.
* ''ComicBook/{{Inhumanity}}'': The whole premise of various humans across the planet having dormant [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Inhuman]] genes that were activated by a MassEmpoweringEvent exists because of the plan to use Inhumans as Mutant {{Expies}} in the MCU, since the ''X-Men'' franchise was initially off-limits due to its film rights being controlled by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox. The very idea of unknowing Inhumans being "sleeper agents" of sorts originated in an unproduced screenplay for an ''Inhumans'' movie.
* ''ComicBook/IronMan'':
** Tony ended up with another arc reactor in his chest after ''ComicBook/SecretInvasion'' because of the movies.
** Iron Man's personality was gradually changed to resemble Creator/RobertDowneyJr's portrayal of the character. While Tony could always be a bit sarcastic, he was still generally depicted as being very serious when it came to his business. After the movies, Tony started acting snarkier and more overtly comedic, and began to take on some of his cinematic counterpart's ManChild and BunnyEarsLawyer tendencies.
** The [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Iron Patriot]] armor returned to the Marvel Universe due to its use in ''Film/IronMan3''. It was used by Tony Stark in ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' and, like in ''Iron Man 3'', by [[ComicBook/WarMachine James Rhodes]] in ''ComicBook/SecretAvengers''. It was done away with after ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' brought back the War Machine identity.
** The idea of [[ComicBook/WarMachine James Rhodes]] and Pepper Potts as contemporary supporting characters was something introduced in ''Film/IronMan1''. Up until that point, the characters had little interaction in the comics. This also carried over into ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
** The version of Whiplash seen in ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' is heavily inspired by Mickey Rourke's portrayal of the character from ''Film/IronMan2'', right down to the arc reactor harness and Russian ethnicity.
** The "Grounded" arc from ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' also featured the Iron Legion drones from ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', who were depicted as A.I.-controlled sentries guarding Stark Tower.
** Lucia von Bardas from ''ComicBook/SecretWar'' returned in ''[[ComicBook/{{Ironheart}} Invincible Iron Man]]'', now sporting her design from the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' cartoon.
** The ComicBook/WarMachine drones seen in ''[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avengers]] / ComicBook/NewAvengers: Time Runs Out'' are based off the movie version of War Machine.
** Pepper's Rescue armor was originally red, but the new version she began wearing in the ''2020 Rescue'' limited series instead has a purple color scheme, taken from the suit's design in both ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** Circa 2005, Franchise/SpiderMan gained biological webshooting powers like those portrayed in his [[Film/SpiderMan1 eponymous 2002 movie]]. Continuing the trend, in 2007, the "Back in Black" storyline, wherein Spidey starts wearing the black costume again, echoes ''Film/SpiderMan3'', which is a retelling of the original black costume storyline.
** In the original Black Costume saga, the symbiote did not affect Peter's personality, at all. It just made him tired because it would take his body out crime fighting while he slept. The addition of it making him more violent and mean came from [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the '90s cartoon]].
** Speaking of symbiotes, the 90's ''ComicBook/{{Venom}}: Lethal Protector'' series introduced five unnamed symbiotes that had been spawned from Venom by the Life Foundation. For branding purposes, [=ToyBiz=]'s "Planet of the Symbiotes" toyline [[NamedByTheAdaptation named]] the yellow, gray and green symbiotes Scream, Riot and Lasher, respectively, and the names were subsequently canonized by later writers.
** According to WordOfGod, the second ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan costume was [[http://i1.cdnds.net/13/14/618x932/comics-superior-spider-man-14-teaser-artwork.jpg directly inspired]] by the unused design Alex Ross [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_super/11/113883/2214453-spiderman1024.jpg created for the first movie]].
** The Spider-Cycle from the ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' cartoon appeared in an ImagineSpot in issue #200 of the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comic.
** "Web Warriors", the subtitle of Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', was later imported into the comics as the name of [[ComicBook/WebWarriors a group of Spider-Heroes from across the multiverse]].
** The famous phrase "with great power ComesGreatResponsibility" was shortened from a longer form and attributed to Uncle Ben by {{Retcon}}. (It was originally spoken by the narrator.) The first time the phrase was actually attributed to Uncle Ben was in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: A Rockomic!'', a Spider-Man themed rock opera from the early 70's.
** ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' did away with Electro's mask and green tights, and completely redesigned him so that he now resembled a pulsing blue {{Energy Being|s}} (which itself was taken from ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan''). In turn, the comics ditched Electro's mask and established that thanks to PowerIncontinence, he had now begun turning blue whenever he used his electrical abilities.
** Ariel Olivetti's redesign of the Rhino was based on an unmade action figure Paul Komoda designed for the ''Marvel Legends Icons'' line.
** After the ''WesternAnimation/MarvelRisingSecretWarriors'' animated film changed ComicBook/SpiderGwen's official codename from "Spider-Woman" to "Ghost Spider," the comics followed suit.
** In 2019, Lady Octopus was redesigned to resemble the Olivia Octavius version of ComicBook/DoctorOctopus from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Meanwhile, the Prowler (Aaron Davis) was reintroduced with his AdaptationalNiceGuy personality from the movie, [[MoralityChain genuinely caring about Miles]] rather than ruthlessly exploiting him like the ''Ultimate'' version.
** The RoundRobin one-shot ''Spider-Man: Full Circle'' features Spidey being sent on a globe-trotting adventure by ComicBook/{{SHIELD}}, a premise obviously inspired by ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''.
** During the third issue of his ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' tie-in book, ComicBook/MilesMorales ends up defeating one of Carnage's symbiote {{mooks}} in the middle of a shoe store. The store's owner rewards him with a new pair of shoes that he can claim as soon as the crisis is over. The shoes in question, called Athena Sky 6's, are obviously [[BlandNameProduct lawyer-safe stand-ins]] of the Nike Air Jordan 1's he wore in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Similarly, other books such as ''ComicBook/{{Champions|2016}}'' have sometimes depicted Miles in the same hoodie he wore in the film.
* In the 2016 ''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}'' series from Creator/JeffLemire and Mike Deodato, Thanos sports his design from ''VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions''.
* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'':
** Heimdall was portrayed as a black man in the all-ages ''Thor: The Mighty Avengers'' series to match Creator/IdrisElba's portrayal of the character from the first ''Film/{{Thor}}'' movie.
** Near the end of ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' Vol. 2, ComicBook/{{Loki}} was re-aged after having previously been reincarnated as a child. Loki's new design was very heavily based on Creator/TomHiddleston's [[AdaptationalAttractiveness much more handsome]] version of Loki from the movies.
** Thor ("Odinson" at the time) gave himself an ImportantHaircut in ''The Unworthy Thor'' #3 so that he'd look closer to how he does in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''. ComicBook/{{Hela}} was also eventually redesigned to look more like Creator/CateBlanchett's portrayal of the character from ''Ragnarok''.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates''
** Around the time of ''Film/IronMan3'', Tony started dressing up like Iron Patriot. The Iron Patriot armor was later destroyed, allowing him to return to the Iron Man identity.
** Hawkeye's design was altered in ''Ultimates 3'', and the character was turned into a DeathSeeker after the death of his family. He was reverted to the initial version in ''Ultimate Hawkeye'', just in time for the debut of Hawkeye in the MCU in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', which was based on his initial Ultimate version.
* When the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe ended during ''ComicBook/{{Secret Wars|2015}}'', certain elements were integrated into the mainstream continuity. Ignoring the big CanonImmigrant cases like ComicBook/MilesMorales, there were story elements like the Triskelion or the use of the name "[[ComicBook/TheUltimates2015 The Ultimates]]."
* ''Comicbook/WhatIf'', despite its ForWantOfANail nature, had several issues that were either made part of the official Marvel canon, or at least predicted future developments in the Marvel Universe. These include:
** Issue #4 came up with the idea that after Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes went missing during the closing days of World War 2, William Nasland and a boy named Fred Davis took over as the new Captain America and Bucky, with Jeffrey Mace later becoming the new Cap after Nasland's death. This issue was eventually integrated into the Marvel canon wholesale, with it being used [[RetroactiveLegacy to retroactively explain that]] the ''Captain America'' stories published from the end of the war until the title's cancellation in the late 40s had actually starred either Nasland or Mace as Cap and Davis as Bucky.
** Issue #9 introduced an alternate version of the Avengers that consisted of 3-D Man and the largely-forgotten Golden Age heroes Marvel Boy, Venus, Gorilla-Man and the Human Robot. This specific team would later be {{Retcon}}ned into the history of the mainline Marvel Universe as the Comicbook/AgentsOfAtlas.
** Issue #10 dealt with Comicbook/JaneFoster becoming a female version of Thor after finding Mjolnir, which would become a major plot point in Jason Aaron's ''Comicbook/{{Thor 2014}}'' run.
** Issue #43 had Comicbook/ConanTheBarbarian transported to the present day, which eventually happened in the ''Comicbook/AvengersNoRoadHome'' maxi-series from 2019.
* White Fox's costume was modernized for her appearance in ''VideoGame/MarvelFutureFight'', and the changes were imported to the comics when she returned during the ''ComicBook/WarOfTheRealms'' event.
* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
** Following the success of the [[Film/XMen1 2000 movie]], the X-Men switched to dark leather costumes which more closely resembled those of the movie. The leather uniforms only lasted until 2004, when Creator/JossWhedon had the team return to more traditional superhero costumes in ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''.
** Toad's markedly different appearance and advanced powers from the first movie (a mostly regular-looking guy with a prehensile tongue and amazing acrobatic skills as opposed to a deformed hunchback who just jumps around a bit) were also copied, with the changes taking place in the 2001 ''X-Men Forever'' limited series. That same story also had ComicBook/{{Mystique}} adopt her scaled, reptilian appearance from the movies, with both characters' new looks brought about by an accident involving an alien regeneration device. While Toad ended up keeping the tongue and acrobatic abilities, Mystique went back to her classic appearance not long after.
*** As a minor example, ComicBook/{{Rogue}} used to have a white SkunkStripe, across her head from front to back. Ever since the movies, only her front bangs have been white (even in ''ComicBook/XMenForever'', where her original hair style, at least at first, should have been retained).
*** The writers can't even decide whether Rogue's hair is naturally like that, or, [[AllThereInTheManual as mentioned in an '80s letter column]] bleached by her for effect...
*** Rogue also lost her curls in favor of straight long hair similar to Creator/AnnaPaquin's.
*** Rogue's real name, Anna Marie, was also taken from the movies, where she was NamedByTheAdaptation.
** Magneto and Charles Xavier have adopted the look and personality of their portrayals by [=Ian McKellan=] and Patrick Stewart. They even play chess in the ''ComicBook/{{Excalibur}}'' set on Genosha.
** Many artists since 2000 showed Franchise/{{Wolverine}}'s claws coming from between his fingers as opposed to the backs of his knuckles. Also, like the Superman example, some artists have drawn Wolverine looking like Creator/HughJackman.
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}'s plastic prison from the movies was used in ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen''.
** It may shock people to learn that the idea of the Xavier Institute as an actual school was also something that came from the movies. Originally, the school aspect was more of a cover story than anything, and the only actual "students" were the X-Men themselves. Then the [[Film/XMen1 first movie]] came out and introduced the idea of the Institute as a real school with numerous mutant students, and Creator/GrantMorrison subsequently made the idea canon in the comics.
** Magneto was originally depicted as being resistant to Xavier's telepathy, with it being implied that he possessed latent mental powers of his own (though [[DependingOnTheWriter some stories]] suggested that special circuitry in his helmet might also be the cause of this). During the "Riot at Xavier's" storyline, Morrison canonized the first movie's idea that Magneto's telepathic immunity came from his trademark helmet, a stance the comics have maintained since then.
** From the classic ''ComicBook/AgeOfApocalypse'', we've got the classic Sunfire later sporting his [=AoA=] counterpart's look, ironically as a Horseman of ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}. Earlier than that, ComicBook/KittyPryde briefly employed a claw device similar to the one used by her [=AoA=] self.
** During ''Age of Apocalypse'', mutants were classified as Alpha or Omega level (apparently the difference between mutants with a useful combat power and [[PersonOfMassDestruction Mutants of Mass Destruction]]). This made sense in the Darwinian dystopia Apocalypse was running, but the terms migrated back to the main Marvel U for no apparent reason.
** For a time, Lady Deathstrike was redesigned to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', complete with exposed hair (as opposed to the brown cap with red strips of fabric she wore on her head for many years) and a black leather outfit. She was also {{Retcon}}ned into being William Stryker's close personal friend and enforcer, despite the two [[RememberTheNewGuy never having met on-panel before that point]]. While her black costume was eventually done away with, her movie-inspired hairstyle stuck around, and is still used in most of her modern appearances (such as in ''ComicBook/WeaponX2017'').
** Likewise, years after ''X2'' dubbed Stryker's previously-unnamed son "Jason," Creator/BrianMichaelBendis canonized the name when he brought the character back in ''ComicBook/AllNewXMen''.
** Due to the popularity of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', Marvel launched ''First X-Men'', a prequel series about an early incarnation of the team led by Magneto and a not-yet-disabled Professor Xavier. However, it seems plans changed, as Xavier and Magneto ended up as {{Advertised Extra}}s; the team was actually led by Wolverine and Sabretooth.
** ComicBook/{{Gambit}}'s role in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' led to the ''Weapon X: First Class'' mini-series, which established that as a teen, Gambit was present at the Weapon X facility the night Wolverine made his fateful escape.
** In ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', Logan voluntarily goes through the Weapon X process. In ''Sabretooth Reborn'' a flashback establishes Logan did volunteer for the process, and the memory had been forgotten. That entire run entered CanonDiscontinuity soon after, so it's not clear if this is still canon.
** After being resurrected in the comics, Wolverine gained the ability to heat up his claws. According to Creator/CharlesSoule, this power was inspired by some of Wolverine's moves from the ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' games.
** The second (and more familiar) uniform that Wolverine sported in the ''Ultimate X-Men'' series was later worn by the mainstream Wolverine briefly outside of ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', and by the Wolverine of ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' in the final two seasons.
** In the original comics, ComicBook/{{Iceman}} was a founding member of the team and about the same age as ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and the other X-Men. The movie made him a teenage trainee who was significantly younger than the real X-Men, and this eventually carried over into ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.
** ComicBook/{{Sabretooth}}'s post-''AXIS'' design draws some inspiration from Creator/LievSchreiber's portrayal of the character in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'', namely the shorter haircut, mutton chops, and less bestial appearance.
** ComicBook/{{Jean|Grey}} and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} got married because of a planned plot from Season 2 of the hit ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' animated series. Interestingly, Bob Harras also asked the writers of the cartoon to hold off on having them tie the knot for real, which is why in the show, the wedding turned out to be the work of Mr. Sinister.
** ComicBook/NegasonicTeenageWarhead was redesigned in the ''Deadpool & the Mercs for Money'' series to resemble her counterpart from ''Film/Deadpool2016''.
!!Other Comics:
* ''ComicBook/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Mirage}}'':
** The original comics were remarkably resistant to this, but an exception showed up with Casey Jones. Casey was originally introduced as a fairly loopy vigilante whose motivations mainly seemed to be watching ''way'' too much TV. However, in the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 cartoon]] he was given a YouKilledMyFather backstory involving the Purple Dragons gang and their leader Hun; Hun was [[CanonImmigrant imported]] into the Mirage comics late in the run of ''Tales of the TMNT'', and Casey's background was updated accordingly.
** Hun was based on an unused character for the Mirage comics named Copperhead.
** The turtles' headbands were given individual colors to distinguish them in the cartoons. The comic followed the convention later.
* Since the release of the video game adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheDarkness'', the [[ComicBook/TheDarkness comic]] adapted a couple traits from the game, notably [[spoiler:the titular Darkness' ability to take control of its host whenever it wants]].
* As the ComicBook/ScottPilgrim film (''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'') had been in development since the release of Volume 1 (of 6), elements from the script (and interactions with screenwriters Creator/EdgarWright and Michael Bacall) were incorporated by creator Bryan Lee O'Malley into subsequent volumes, per his own confessions. Much of Volume 6 was written during and directly after filming of the movie adaptation, meaning Jason Schwartzmann's portrayal of Gideon had been filmed while O'Malley's conception of the character was in flux, thus influencing the character's depiction in the graphic novel. Furthermore, some shots originating in the film's climax (the elevator with a downward arrow indicating its direction; the overhead angle of Scott [[spoiler:dead]] on the floor) were directly incorporated into Volume 6. O'Malley has also stated that certain gags (such as the lines "It was just a [bisexual] phase," "You had a sexy phase!?") originated in the film's screenplay and were adapted into the graphic novels with permission, and that certain scenes were inspired by trips O'Malley took around Toronto with Wright and Bacall (such as the Honest Ed's sequence from Volume 3, which apparently came from Wright and Bacall's genuine shock and confusion once they entered the store, and horror upon seeing a particularly grotesque wall-mounted deer-head clock).
* ''ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'':
** A lot of elements of [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch the TV show]] end up being incorporated in to the comics and later adaptations including the surname "Spellman" and Sabrina being a Half-witch.
** Aunt Hilda and Aunt Zelda were an old crone and a chubby green-haired woman, respectively. Around the time of [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch the TV show]], they were changed into attractive middle-aged women.
** A major change was Salem. He was originally a normal, non-talking orange cat until the TV show. Now he's a black cat who [[BalefulPolymorph used to be a warlock]].
* The ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}'' comics changed the title character's origin so that he was killed by Jessica Priest rather than Chapel from ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood}}''. This concept originated in [[Film/{{Spawn}} the movie]], and was made canonical after Creator/RobLiefeld left Creator/ImageComics ([[ChannelHop and took Chapel with him]]).
* Archie Andrews being a musician is a popular part of his character, but it originally appeared in ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow'' before being transferred into ''ComicBook/ArchieComics''.
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** Issue #4 came up with the idea that after Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes went missing during the closing days of World War 2, William Nasland and a boy named Fred Davis took over as the new Captain America and Bucky, with Jeffrey Mace later becoming the new Cap after Nasland's death. This issue was eventually integrated into the Marvel canon wholesale, with it being used to retroactively explain that the ''Captain America'' stories published from the end of the war until the title's cancellation in the late 40s had actually starred either Nasland or Mace as Cap and Davis as Bucky.

** Issue #4 came up with the idea that after Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes went missing during the closing days of World War 2, William Nasland and a boy named Fred Davis took over as the new Captain America and Bucky, with Jeffrey Mace later becoming the new Cap after Nasland's death. This issue was eventually integrated into the Marvel canon wholesale, with it being used to retroactively explain that the ''Captain America'' stories published from the end of the war until the title's cancellation in the late 40s had actually starred Nasland or Mace as Cap and Davis as Bucky.

**

** ''Pokemon Yellow'' is a version of the Gen I games altered to match the anime. Pikachu is the starter, Jessie and James appear regularly, the Pokemon designs reflect their TV appearances (rather than the OffModel, [[NightmareFuel/{{Pokemon}} Nightmare Fuel]]-inducing original sprites), and the main Team Rocket mons are uncatchable (because Ash would never [[JustForPun catch 'em]]). Surprisingly, one of the uncatchable mons is Weedle, which Ash attempted to catch in the anime. The player can however, obtain all three starters in scenarios that resemble plots in the anime where Ash got his starters from. Brock mentions his wanting to be a breeder in ''Yellow'' as well. The nurse sprite was altered to match Nurse Joy.

** Killer Frost became a more heroic character and even joined the Justice League for a time because of her AdaptationalHeroism in the 2014 ''Flash'' series.

** Alfred was originally drawn as a stout and clean-shaven man, but in 1944 he was dispatched to a health resort from which he would return thin and mustached so that he would resemble William Austin's portrayal in the 1943 serial. Also, he originally died in the comics but the 60's Creator/AdamWest [[Series/Batman1966 series]] got him revived. The change was spoofed in a 1994 "Zero Hour" story that ostensibly took place after Alfred had left Bruce Wayne while they were tracking down Bruce's kidnapped girlfriend and Tim Drake's father in England [[TenMinuteRetirement (though he came back about a year later)]]; Batman and Robin are confronted by a short, fat, non-mustached, Cockney-accented double of Alfred reminiscent of the early 1940s portrayal, and immediately remark that Alfred doesn't look like himself. Alfred then reminds them of his resort vacation, which (in the new continuity) he has just returned from, and explains that the resort was not a health spa at all, but a school for private detectives (the "new" Alfred wants to follow in his employers' footsteps). The short, fat Alfred eventually disappears long before the real Alfred returns.

** During the third issue of his ''ComicBook/AbsoluteCarnage'' tie-in book, ComicBook/MilesMorales ends up defeating one of Carnage's symbiote {{mook}}s in the middle of a shoe store. The store's owner rewards him with a new pair of shoes that he can claim as soon as the crisis is over. The shoes in question, called Athena Sky 6's, are obviously [[BlandNameProduct lawyer-safe stand-ins]] of the Nike Air Jordan 1's he wore in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''. Similarly, other books such as ''ComicBook/{{Champions|2016}}'' have sometimes depicted Miles in the same hoodie he wore in the film.

** Hawkeye's design was altered in ''Ultimates 3'', and the character was turned into a DeathSeeker after the death of his family. He was reverted to the initial version in ''Ultimate Hawkeye'', just in time for the debut of Hawkeye in the MCU in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', which was based in his initial Ultimate version.

* Humorous example: After "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied {{Music/Madonna}}'s "Like a Virgin" music video with his own "Like a Surgeon", Madonna appeared in a second video dressed as a surgeon.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'':

** The concept of [[UnwillingRoboticization roboticized]] from ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'' was referenced in ''VideoGame/SonicChronicles''.

*** An earlier concept of this was hinted at in Generation One, when two episodes referred to a "laser core." Once, the 'cons wanted to make sure Prime's was extinguished rather than assuming he was dead due to the damage he'd taken earlier; another time, Megs ordered Devastator to extiquish the Autobots' laser cores forever. This was very spark-esque (something in your chest that, if "extinguished," means you're [[KilledOffForReal dead-dead]] and not [[DisneyDeath cartoon dead]], and checking for this is the only way to be sure) and ''may'' have been in the back of the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' writers' minds. However, there's no clear indication that they were aware of it when they conceived of the 'Spark' concept, and it ''was'' mentioned on those two occasions only.

* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'': the show is adapted from a series of French children's books, but drastically changed the tone from fantastic stories to a more traditional heroes vs. villains superhero show. It also added several new elements, like the heroes having their own vehicles, and new villains like Night Ninja and Luna Girl. While the overall tone of the books has remained the same, these changes were nonetheless incorporated into the books after the show became a succes.

** ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} now has long hair and a beard (which he previously sported in TheNineties before returning to his classic clean-shaven look in UsefulNotes/TheOughts) so that he more closely resembles Creator/JasonMomoa's portrayal of the character in the DCEU. Creator/KellySueDeconnick's run then took this even further by having Arthur get tribal tattoos similar to the ones sported by his movie counterpart.

** Amy and Knuckles' personalities were [[CharacterizationMarchesOn altered]] to match their ''VideoGame/SonicX'' interpretation after the success of the anime. For example, Amy became brattier and [[{{Flanderization}} even more love-struck]] than she was in the ''Adventure'' games, while the previously serious and stoic Knuckles [[TookALevelInDumbass was changed into a quick-tempered]] ButtMonkey and became more gullible.

* ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'': Around the time of ''Film/IronMan3'', Tony started dressing up like Iron Patriot. The Iron Patriot armor was later destroyed, allowing him to return to the Iron Man identity.

** The version of the Royal Flush Gang that appeared in the first arc of ''ComicBook/AllStarBatman'' resembled the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' iteration of the team.

** In 2019, Lady Octopus was redesigned to resemble the Olivia Octavius version of ComicBook/DoctorOctopus from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse''.