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* Ralf and Clark from ''IkariWarriors'' were radically redesigned when they were reintroduced in ''VideoGame/{{The King of Fighters}}'' series, which worked for the better since the original designs were just generic {{Rambo}}-clones anyway. Maxima from ''KOF '99'' was also a {{transplant}} from an earlier Neo Geo beat-em-up titled ''Robo Army'', but the ''KOF'' version looks nothing like the original character.

* Big Mom from ''OnePiece'' looked like [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120101192607/onepiece/images/9/9b/BigMomGP.jpg this]] when the Four Emperors were first mentioned. However, when she made her first physical appearance in the story, she looked like ''[[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111228114009/onepiece/images/c/c2/Big_Mam.png this]]''. In other words, she went from looking like a typical {{Gonk}} in her appearance as a silouette to pure NightmareFuel when she actually appeared. However, it's possible that Oda wanted to tweak her character design to make her more intimidating for when we first see her.

* Big Mom from ''OnePiece'' looked like [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120101192607/onepiece/images/9/9b/BigMomGP.jpg this]] when the Four Emperors were first mentioned. However, when she made her first physical appearance in the story, she looked like [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111228114009/onepiece/images/c/c2/Big_Mam.png ''this'']]. In other words, she went from looking like a typical {{Gonk}} in her appearance as a silouette to pure NightmareFuel when she actually appeared. However, it's possible that Oda wanted to tweak her character design to make her more intimidating for when we first see her.

* The Broadway musical version of ''TheLionKing'' for some reason actually portrayed [[TheHyena Ed the hyena's]] costume with [[PlutothePup Pluto's]] face!

* Most characters in the 1982 short "Spinal Tap: The Final Tour" were played by the same actors later to appear in [[This Is Spinal Tap]] (even Paul Benedict as the 'twisted old fruit,' this time without his bizarre glasses), except for keyboardist Viv Savage. Rather than the curly-haired, slightly large version played by David Kaff in the final film, the original Viv is a much more energetic, thin, blond actor who remained uncredited.

* In nearly all media featuring the Rutles, rhythm guitarist Stig O'Hara is portrayed by South African musican Rikki Fataar. However, when the characters made their debut (on [[Saturday Night Live]] in America, and [[Rutland Weekend Television]] in England), Stig was David Battley, better known as Charlie Bucket's science teacher in "Willy Wonka."

** In the same vein, the Demons of ''{{Doom}} 3'' only somewhat resemble their counterparts from the earlier games in the series (though ''3'' was a reboot, so...)

* In ''SpyroTheDragon'', we have the main character Spyro, a Purple dragon that is a little smaller than the other dragons detailed in multiple games. On the page listing itself, you can see an original picture of Spyro. Now head a decade into the future and a new game came out from a new owner, ''SkylandersSpyrosAdventure''. Take a look at that page to see the radical change to the beloved character. It is almost a welcome that they didn't include (almost) any characters from the previous games.

* The Gundams from ''MobileSuitGundamWing'' got a redesign for TheMovie, making them overall sleeker and removing a few weapons in order to streamline things (except Heavyarms, which got MoreDakka). To this day, there are STILL [[FanDumb groups of fans]] who insist that the movie versions are vastly inferior to their TV counterparts for those very reasons, despite WordOfGod saying that they're the exact same machines with the exact same performances, and were infact [[{{Retcon}} Retconned]] into replacing the TV versions. This is made more explicit in the 2010 manga ''Glory of the Losers'', which retells the events of the television series but uses the movie-styled versions of the Gundams.

* Parodied in [[WebOriginal/HomestarRunner ''Limozeen:]] [[AnimatedAdaptation But they're]] [[RecycledinSpace IN SPACE!'']] where Mary Palorocini is actually drawn with red hair and a pot belly "because he's the comic relief!"

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* Zero's transition from ''MegaManX'' to ''MegaManZero'' could be considered a drastic change.

** The 'Bots and 'Cons from the [[TransformersWarForCybertron ''Trans]] [[TransformersPrime formers:]] [[TransformersRescueBots Aligned'']] [[TransformersFallofCybertron continuity]] actually couldn't decide whether they should look more like the Transformers from ''TransformersGeneration1'', [[{{Film/Transformers}} The live-action]] [[TransformersRevengeoftheFallen ''Transformers'']] [[TransformersDarkoftheMoon films]], or ''TransformersAnimated'', or perhaps all three.

** The 'Bots and 'Cons from the [[TransfomersWarForCybertron ''Trans]] [[TransformersPrime formers:]] [[TransformersRescueBots Aligned'']] [[TransformersFallofCybertron continuity]] actually couldn't decide whether they should look more like the Transformers from ''TransformersGenereation1'', [[{{Film/Transformers}} The live-action]] [[TransformersRevengeoftheFallen ''Transformers'']] [[TransformersDarkotheMoon films]], or ''TransformersAnimated'', or perhaps all three.

* RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer in his cameo appearance in ''SantaClausIsCominToTown'', his appearance in [[FrostytheSnowman ''Frosty]] and Rudolph's Christmas in July'' and his appearance in ''Rudolph's Shiny New Year''. Rather than reuse his models from ''Red-Nosed Reindeer'', they simply created new ones for those films, none of which resemble each other or the original Rudolph.
** And in [[TheMovie ''Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie'']].

* Ladd Spencer (or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Rad]], depending on the game) from the NES version of ''BionicCommando'' has been redesigned at least thrice already: the first time for the GameBoy version, followed by the ''Rearmed'' remake, and then the sequel for the [=PS3=] and Xbox 360. Only the ''Rearmed'' version looks anything like the original NES character.

* Robo-Manus from ''{{Battletoads}}'' changed in terms of appearance in every single game. In fact, he started off the size of the 'Toads, but in the last game in the series, he was suddenly 70 ft. tall! Granted, this is ''Battletoads'' we're talking about; it could very well be because the staff of each new game couldn't make it far enough in the last to see what Robo-Manus looked like

* Parodied in [[HomestarRunner ''Limozeen:]] [[AnimatedAdaptation But they're]] [[RecycledinSpace IN SPACE!'']] where Mary Palorocini is actually drawn with red hair and a pot belly "because he's the comic relief!"

* The [[SuperSmashBros ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']] version of Pit from ''KidIcarus''. Also serves as an EarlyBirdCameo of the character's incarnation in the upcoming game ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''.

* A common fanboy criticism of ''Film/Spider-Man'' was that the Green Goblin looked nothing like his comic design. He wore green armor and had a mask more like a helmet and didn't wear his trademark hat. Some photos have the long part of his head tinted purple to evoke the hat, but in the film itself, it's pretty green, making it look like Gobby just has a huge head.

* ''{{Wipeout}} HD: Fury'' is an expansion pack to ''Wipeout HD'' that replaces all of the vehicles with freaky, vaguely shattered-looking redesigns. They're almost completely unrecognizable.

** Also from the TalesSeries, Summon Spirits Efreet, Gnome, Undine, and Sylph have almost never looked the same from game to game, though they hold on to certain themes (Efreet is a demonic burning beast, Sylph is a fairy, etc.). Gnome notably changed from a legion of lumps of dirt (''Phantasia'') into a big-nosed hamster creature (''Eternia'') between his first two appearances in the series. A more direct example of this trope would be Efreet himself turning from a vague fire monster in the original ''TalesOfPhantasia'' into a clear red humanoid with a fiery head and arms in the ''remake'' for the PSX.

* Cless, Mint, and Klarth from the original ''TalesOfPhantasia'' for the Super Famicom looked drastically different from their original character designs, if their face portraits were any indication, making this a possible case of this happening within a single work. All the remakes and other games featuring or cameoing the characters have used sprites that fit the original design.