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* Anyone around at the beginning of ''FanFic/TheLionKingAdventures'' would know that the original title for the series was ''The Lion King: Friends to the End''.
* When ''FanFic/KiraIsJustice'' was first published, it was known as ''C0's Death Note.''
* According to the author, the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' fic ''FanFic/AFireOfDevotion'' was originally going to be titled ''Sam & Annie''.

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* Anyone around at It's mentioned in the beginning of ''FanFic/TheLionKingAdventures'' would know author's notes on ''Fanfic/BeyondHeroes: Of Sunshine and Red Lyrium'' that the original title for story's title, until shortly before it started appearing on [=AO3=], was ''[[Franchise/DragonAge Varric Tethras]] and the series was ''The Lion King: Friends to the End''.
* When ''FanFic/KiraIsJustice'' was first published, it was known as ''C0's Death Note.''
* According to the author, the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' fic ''FanFic/AFireOfDevotion'' was originally going to be titled ''Sam & Annie''.
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* WordOfGod ([[Tropers/MidnightMan who conveniently happens to be a Troper]]) has it that some stories in ''Fanfic/TheMidnightverse'' had their titles changed during development.
** ''First Date'' and ''Last Date'' were originally planned to be named ''First Rendez-vous'' and ''Last Rendez-vous'' after two Music/JeanMichelJarre tracks.
** ''Lost And Found'' was first named ''Hackwrench Family Reunion'' in order to have a name. It was never intended to be published under this name.
** ''Diamonds In The Desert'' had more than two names. It was originally planned as a slapstick heist fic in the tradition of the ''Film/AcesGoPlaces'' series and thus named ''Mouse Mission''. After watching ''Film/MissionImpossible'' which was still before writing a single word, the author reconsidered, [[MidDevelopmentGenreShift changed the genre]] and started writing it under the working title ''All The Glitter''. Since this title still wasn't fitting enough, the story was eventually renamed again to ''Diamonds In The Desert''.
* It's mentioned in the author's notes on ''Fanfic/BeyondHeroes: Of Sunshine and Red Lyrium'' that the story's title, until shortly before it started appearing on [=AO3=], was ''[[Franchise/DragonAge Varric Tethras]] and the Continual Nervous Breakdown.''
* The ''Fanfic/UniverseFalls'' version of "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E10NorthwestMansionMystery Northwest Mansion Mystery]]" was going to keep its original title, as shown by the list of episode titles the author posted. Come release, however, it is titled Northwest Mansion Nightmare, as it also adapts "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E19NightmareHospital Nightmare Hospital]]".



* In-universe in ''[[Fanfic/TantabusMarkII How the Tantabus Parses Sleep]]''; one chapter has Daring Do working on a book called ''Daring Do and the Working Titles of Fate''.


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* ''Fanfic/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandy'':
** During its days as a OneShotFic, "[[Recap/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandyToMeltThisAussiesHeart To Melt This Aussie's Heart]]" was known as "[[AllLowercaseLetters if you need me, i'm here]]".
** The titles of "You're Not Fine" and "Sink or Swim" were both considered before settling on "[[Recap/EverydayCrazinessInPontypandyRunawayRaft Runaway Raft]]".
* In-universe in ''[[Fanfic/TantabusMarkII How the Tantabus Parses Sleep]]''; one chapter has Daring Do working on a book called ''Daring Do and the Working Titles of Fate''.
* When ''FanFic/KiraIsJustice'' was first published, it was known as ''C0's Death Note.''
* Anyone around at the beginning of ''FanFic/TheLionKingAdventures'' would know that the original title for the series was ''The Lion King: Friends to the End''.


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* WordOfGod ([[Tropers/MidnightMan who conveniently happens to be a Troper]]) has it that some stories in ''Fanfic/TheMidnightverse'' had their titles changed during development.
** ''First Date'' and ''Last Date'' were originally planned to be named ''First Rendez-vous'' and ''Last Rendez-vous'' after two Music/JeanMichelJarre tracks.
** ''Lost And Found'' was first named ''Hackwrench Family Reunion'' in order to have a name. It was never intended to be published under this name.
** ''Diamonds In The Desert'' had more than two names. It was originally planned as a slapstick heist fic in the tradition of the ''Film/AcesGoPlaces'' series and thus named ''Mouse Mission''. After watching ''Film/MissionImpossible'' which was still before writing a single word, the author reconsidered, [[MidDevelopmentGenreShift changed the genre]] and started writing it under the working title ''All The Glitter''. Since this title still wasn't fitting enough, the story was eventually renamed again to ''Diamonds In The Desert''.
* According to the author, the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' fic ''FanFic/AFireOfDevotion'' was originally going to be titled ''Sam & Annie''.
* The ''Fanfic/UniverseFalls'' version of "[[Recap/GravityFallsS2E10NorthwestMansionMystery Northwest Mansion Mystery]]" was going to keep its original title, as shown by the list of episode titles the author posted. Come release, however, it is titled Northwest Mansion Nightmare, as it also adapts "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS2E19NightmareHospital Nightmare Hospital]]".
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** The code name for the Platform/Nintendo3DS was "Centair" (CTR).

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** The code name for the Platform/Nintendo3DS was "Centair" (CTR)."Centrair" (CTR), after a prominent Japanese airport. It was initially thought by many to be "Citrus", until a later leak proved otherwise.
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* According to the [[https://northwaygames.com/exocolonist-original-design-docs/ early design docs]], one of ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'''s many prototype names was ''Princess of Mars''.
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* Most of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s gaming platforms had code names during development that were different from the names Nintendo actually used on the market. The model numbers of most of the hardware that Nintendo has released more often than not reflect the original code name of the platform (i.e. every Platform/GameBoy-related hardware has a model number that begins with the letters "DMG").

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* Most of Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s gaming platforms had code names during development that were different from the names Nintendo actually used on the market. The model numbers of most of the hardware that Nintendo has released more often than not reflect the original code name of the platform (i.e.(e.g. every Platform/GameBoy-related hardware has a model number that begins with the letters "DMG").
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* ''Series/OnePiece2023'' used the working titles "Project Roger" for the first season and "Project Renaissance" for the second season.
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* ''Series/TheTrainNowStanding'' was originally ''Whistle Stop''.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'' was originally known as ''Minos'', back when the main character was Theseus and he was venturing through the Cretan labyrinth to hunt down the Minotaur. The concept changed due to the developers struggling to come up with enough story to stretch out the idea into a full-length game.

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