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* NamedByALaterInstallment: An unnamed character receives a name in a sequel or spin-off.
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* CliffhangerWall: Instead of following up on a SequelHook and moving forward in the chronology, a series/franchise spends a few entries doing interquels and prequels instead.

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* CliffhangerWall: Instead of following up on a SequelHook and moving forward in the chronology, timeline, a series/franchise spends a few entries doing interquels and prequels instead.instead (usually disregarding a sequel hook in the process).
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* CliffhangerWall: A series/franchise holds off on doing a proper sequel for a few entries, opting for interquels and prequels instead.

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* CliffhangerWall: A Instead of following up on a SequelHook and moving forward in the chronology, a series/franchise holds off on spends a few entries doing a proper sequel for a few entries, opting for interquels and prequels instead.
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* CliffhangerWall: A series/franchise holds off on doing a proper sequel for a few entries, opting for interquels and prequels instead.
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* WhamEpisode: A series entry that takes a radically dramatic or DarkerAndGrittier turn that substantially affects the story arc.

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* WhamEpisode: A series entry that takes a radically dramatic or DarkerAndGrittier DarkerAndEdgier turn that substantially affects the story arc.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: A sequel "in spirit" that is similar to a previous work, usually from the same creators.
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* StandAloneEpisode: A sequel that is in itself it's own self-contained story that doesn't require previous material for context nor is it a continuation of certain plot elements from a preceding entry.

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* StandAloneEpisode: A sequel that is in itself it's its own self-contained story that doesn't require previous material for context nor is it a continuation of certain plot elements from a preceding entry.
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* BreatherEpisode: An installment that goes LighterAndSofter or even DenserAndWackier, especially when following a WhamEpisode.



* CanonDiscontinuity: When an entry ignores the canon of at least one previous episode forming an AlternateContinuity or [[AlternateTimeline Timeline]]. Typically done to works that were poorly received.



* EvenBetterSequel: When a sequel is widely considered superior to the original, or at least to the immediately preceding installment(s) which themselves were already beloved and considered great.

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* EvenBetterSequel: When a sequel is widely considered superior to the original, or at least to the immediately preceding installment(s) which themselves were already beloved and considered great.good.



* LegendaryInTheSequel: When the main character from a prior work is made into a legend.

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* LegendaryInTheSequel: When the main character from a prior work is made into a an in-universe legend.



* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Weird sequel subtitle.

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* OddballInTheSeries: An episode in franchise that noticeably deviates from the others thematically or tonally.
* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: Weird sequel title or subtitle.



* {{Prequel}}: Sequel set before the original.

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* {{Prequel}}: Sequel chronologically set before the original.



* SequelSeries: A series that takes place after the original.

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* SequelSeries: A series that takes place after or before the original.



* SoftReboot: Both a sequel/prequel or some extension of canon and a partial reboot intended to jumpstart a series anew with maybe a {{retcon}} or two.



* StandAloneEpisode: An entry that technically is a sequel, but is, in itself, it's own self-contained story that doesn't require previous material for context nor is it a continuation of certain plot elements from a preceding entry.

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* StandAloneEpisode: An entry A sequel that technically is a sequel, but is, in itself, itself it's own self-contained story that doesn't require previous material for context nor is it a continuation of certain plot elements from a preceding entry.

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* DistantSequel: A sequel that takes place decades, centuries, or even thousands of years after the original.

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* DistantSequel: A sequel that takes place decades, centuries, or even thousands of years ''millennia'' after the original.



* EvenBetterSequel: When a sequel is widely considered superior to the original, or at least to the immediately preceding installment(s).

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* EvenBetterSequel: When a sequel is widely considered superior to the original, or at least to the immediately preceding installment(s).installment(s) which themselves were already beloved and considered great.


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* SpinOff: A subsequent installment that is set in the same universe of a work, but focuses on characters other than the protagonist(s) of the previous entry.
** SpinOffBabies: Characters being made into radically younger versions of themselves in a subsequent work. May or may not act as a prequel to the original.
** SpinOffspring: A Spin-Off focusing on the descendant(s) of a character.
* StandAloneEpisode: An entry that technically is a sequel, but is, in itself, it's own self-contained story that doesn't require previous material for context nor is it a continuation of certain plot elements from a preceding entry.

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'''Producer:''' Right, but then money happened.\\
'''Screenwriter:''' But then money happened.
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* SequelLogoInRuins: The logo for a future title is more ruined than the original.
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* NamedAfterFirstInstallment: A series's title is based on that of its first installment.
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* SequelAdaptationIconicVillain: In an adapted work, an iconic villain from the source material is saved for the sequel.
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* SophomoreSlump: The first sequel sucks, but the next one makes up for it.
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* MoreDiverseSequel: A sequel is more inclusive than its predecessor.
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->''"God willing, we'll all meet again in'' Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money''."''
-->-- '''[[Creator/MelBrooks Yogurt]]''', ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}''
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* ProlongedVideoGameSequel: Sequel to a video game that is much longer than the previous game.
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* MetaSequel: The sequel is set in a world where the original work is entirely fictional.
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* DistantSequel: A sequel that takes place decades, centuries, or even thousands years after the original.

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* DistantSequel: A sequel that takes place decades, centuries, or even thousands of years after the original.
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* DistantSequel: A sequel that takes place decades, centuries, or even thousands years after the original.
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* RefusalOfTheSecondCall: The hero of the original is available to save the day again in the sequel but refuses to help.

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* IconicSequelCharacter: A character introduced in the sequel rises to become iconic to the franchise.
* IconicSequelSong: A song introduced in the sequel rises to become iconic to the franchise.



* IconicSequelCharacter- A character introduced in the sequel rises to become iconic to the franchise.
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* SequelGap: A fairly long time passes between an installment and its sequel.

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* SequelGap: A fairly long time passes between when an installment comes out and when its sequel.sequel does.

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See also SeriesTropes.



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* ToneShift: When a sequel's tone changes from the first work.
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* SamePlotSequel: When a sequel is basically a retelling of the original
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* SequelSnark: A joke mocking the idea of a sequel.
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->''"God willing, we'll all meet again in Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money."''

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->''"God willing, we'll all meet again in in'' Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money.Money''."''

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