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| 5 | [[caption-width-right:330:What [[Film/BatmanAndRobin camp]] [[FranchiseKiller killed]], [[Film/BatmanBegins grit]] revived.[[note]][[Film/TheBatman2022 Twice]].[[/note]]]] |
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| 7 | ->'''Sheldon:''' Wait -- the [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 new Hulk movie]] is NOT a sequel??\ |
| 8 | '''Arthur:''' Nope. They're admitting [[Film/{{Hulk}} the first movie]] was tempestuous bat-guano, and starting again.\ |
| 9 | '''Sheldon:''' So basically, they're calling cinematic do-overs.\ |
| 10 | '''Arthur:''' 100 million dollar do-overs, yeah. |
| 11 | -->-- ''Webcomic/{{Sheldon}}'' |
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| 13 | The writers of a particular work are about to start working on a continuation story, but they have an irreparable issue with the prior continuity. |
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| 15 | Maybe ContinuitySnarl has made writing an interesting plot increasingly difficult and tedious. Maybe the last episodes of the series made disliked decisions that changed the status quo and subsequent episodes would suffer from the changes made. Maybe the previous series ended and the writers want to start a new series that uses the same characters or takes the series in a different direction or style but don't want to [[HappyEndingOverride override]] the [[{{Continuation}} ending of the old series]]. Maybe ContinuityLockOut is preventing new fans from being attracted to the series. Or a well-liked character was killed off and the writers want to use him or her again without making their death look cheap or if the character is a villain, without suffering VillainDecay. |
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| 17 | The solution? Initiate a Continuity Reboot. |
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| 19 | A Continuity Reboot is the partial or complete duplicative reset of a continuity from any and all previous works in a series. You could say it's the creation of an AlternateUniverse that shares virtually little to no canonicity with the preceding works in a franchise. It's not a ResetButton or SnapBack: while those revert the continuity to a previous state, a Continuity Reboot starts over, providing the authors with a new clean slate to work on. In one form, as far as later works are concerned everything before it is in CanonDiscontinuity (to which it sometimes overlaps). |
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| 21 | Frequently, a Continuity Reboot will include one (or more) {{Tone Shift}}s, usually to whatever is considered the best money-maker for the target demographic, DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter. |
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| 23 | While they are not a bad thing in and of themselves, nor are they usually intended to outright ''replace'' the original work, a Continuity Reboot itself may be poorly received if handled poorly as it effectively negates any and all character development by a character to start anew and in extreme cases the rebooted character is effectively a completely different character under the same name. If the previous series has already ended and the Reboot is a revival of the franchise then it is more likely to be accepted by audience members. |
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| 25 | Sister trope to AlternateContinuity, the difference is that a Continuity Reboot becomes the new main continuity rather than running alongside the previous universe. For example, ''Batman'' comics run alongside any ''Batman'' cartoon or movie that is currently airing and each are their own universe; this is an AlternateContinuity. The DC ''New 52'' comics are a new continuity that replaces previous DC comics; this is a Continuity Reboot.[[note]] Of course, in more complex franchises, the two tropes can overlap. ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is a reboot of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', long since cancelled, but is also an AlternateContinuity of the original comics, which are still running.[[/note]] |
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| 27 | A close relative of the regular {{Retcon}} and CosmicRetcon and {{Retool}}. Overlaps with FixFic if the reboot's intent is to repair perceived problems with the original version. Compare also SoftReboot which skirts the line between reboot and sequel. When a work makes fun of the concept, see RebootSnark. |
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| 29 | Often called a "re-imagining" by squeamish writers not wanting to admit that they are throwing out previous continuity (though not always, see AlternateContinuity for exceptions), though this causes confusion as "re-imagining" is also used in the same context as "remake": ground-up retellings with no connection to past continuity (''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'', for example, which is credited with popularizing the term "re-imagining" in this context). Often abused by [[CowboyBebopAtHisComputer ignorant journalists]] who refer to any reappearance of a show as a "reboot", even when it is explicitly a {{Revival}}. See also ContinuityRebooter (when the reboot is caused by a specific, identifiable character), RetGone (when it just happens to one person) and {{Unreboot}} (when the original continuity is later revisited and ignores the newer canon). |
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| 32 | !!Examples: |
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| 36 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 37 | * ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' was originally CutShort in the middle of the story with none of the major mysteries solved. A new version of the manga is being produced but all signs point to a Continuity Reboot, perhaps to erase the stink of the conflict between the publishers and producers that caused the original manga's death. It turns out it's a literal AlternateUniverse. So while it started fresh it circled back around. That's gotta be [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] somehow. |
| 38 | * ''Anime/CasshernSins'' is a DarkerAndEdgier reboot of ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'', featuring a radically different and more cynical interpretation of the eponymous protagonist. |
| 39 | * ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Parts from ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' onward take place in a new universe entirely separate from the first six parts. |
| 40 | %%* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis: Tokyo 2040'' |
| 41 | %%* ''Anime/DirtyPairFlash'' |
| 42 | * The 1994 ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] and the 2013 ''Anime/GatchamanCrowds'' series. |
| 43 | %%* ''Anime/GallForce: The Revolution'' |
| 44 | * Both ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'' and ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'' for the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' OVA, and afterwards there was a return to the original ''Tenchi Muyo'' OVA continuity. |
| 45 | * Every time ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' gets a [[AdaptationOverdosed new adaptation]], it tends to be in a new continuity. Only the original manga and a few later-released [=OVAs=] seem to share continuities. |
| 46 | %%* ''Anime/ShinMazinger'' |
| 47 | * It would seem that every new season of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' is a complete reboot, (except for ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', and ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'', which are set in the same continuity) featuring similar concepts and recurring Digimon, but having a whole different cast of humans with a totally new world to explore. These were clearly cases of [[AlternateUniverse alternate universes]]; the ''Young Hunters'' and the Platform/WonderSwan games made this fact more obvious, but since [[NoExportForYou they have yet to be released outside of Japan]], the confusion about the casts is forgivable. |
| 48 | * There are three versions of ''Manga/SkullMan'', each with completely different storylines and nothing shared in between aside from a few source materials. Even Skull Man himself is not the same either. |
| 49 | * ''Ginkai no Speed Star'' is a short story set in the ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' universe, [[WordOfGod according to the author]], but the manga discards all the canonical ''Wangan Midnight'' story materials and introduced a whole new set of characters for a whole new setting. |
| 50 | * ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' is an odd case -- while the main series is still going, this is a Continuity Reboot for its ''movies'', forgoing the NonSerialMovie that usually ran side by side with the anime in favor of a brand new universe. |
| 51 | * ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017'' is one for the ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia'' franchise, disregarding the continuity of the short films that came before it entirely in favor of starting over from the very beginning. According to creator Yoh Yoshinari, this was done to better flesh out the world and have it be easier to understand. The title of the first episode subtly alludes to the series being a reboot, as it's titled "Starting Over" (or "A New Beginning" in Japan). |
| 52 | * Following the first series in 1997, the ''Anime/SailorMoon'' anime was rebooted seventeen years later with ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', a TruerToTheText remake. |
| 53 | * ''[[Manga/UnicoAwakening Unico: Awakening]]'' is an upcoming manga by Creator/{{Gurihiru}} and Samuel Sattin that is a re-imagining of the [[Manga/{{Unico}} original Unico manga series]] by Creator/OsamuTezuka. While taking cues from the original series (and [[Anime/TheFantasticAdventuresOfUnico film]] [[Anime/UnicoInTheIslandOfMagic adaptations]]), ''Unico: Awakening'' will give major characters (such as the West Wind) and other characters more [[AscendedExtra fleshed out personalities and bigger roles]], alongside the manga getting [[AdaptationExpansion some newer stories]] and [[AdaptationalAlternateEnding a brand new ending]]. |
| 54 | * ''Anime/PatlaborTheTVSeries'' operates in its own AlternateContinuity completely unconnected to either the preceding ''Anime/MobilePolicePatlaborTheEarlyDays'' OVA or the then-ongoing ''Manga/MobilePolicePatlabor'' manga. Like the others, it starts with Noa Izumi's first day with [=SV2=], where this time she has to rescue one of the unit's own Labors after the Labor carrier delivering it is hijacked en route. |
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| 57 | [[folder:Automobiles]] |
| 58 | * The Mini brand was bought by BMW in TurnOfTheMillennium, with a heavily redesigned shape and a whole new chassis that separates apart from the original. Although they do have nods to the original, they are completely different cars altogether. |
| 59 | * Nissan rebooted the GT-R nameplate after [[DecompositeCharacter their decision to separate it from Skyline luxury car range]], with its first prototype being shown in 2001. However, it ended up SavedFromDevelopmentHell in 2007 when it became a supercar competitor, much like when Nissan envisioned. |
| 60 | * The Hummer brand was shut down in 2010 due to General Motors' restructuring at that time (which also killed off Pontiac and Saturn brands). When it was relaunched in 2020 as a GMC model, it has gone fully-electric instead of carrying gasoline engines like their predecessors, though the HummerDinger trope is still in effect. |
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| 63 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 64 | * Franchise/TheDCU has had a couple of these justified by CosmicRetcon; most famous is the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' which was a full-on history-redefining reboot but kept the characters the same; ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'', which was more of a tweaking than a full reboot; and the ComicBook/{{New 52}} reboot that changed things even more than the Crisis. |
| 65 | ** MediaNotes/{{The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} was originally started by DC rebooting most of its lines of comics starting with Franchise/TheFlash in 1956, but later extending to Franchise/GreenLantern, ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}, ComicBook/TheAtom, Franchise/WonderWoman and the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica, whose reboot included a slight name change to the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica. Most of these reboots also included {{Retool}}s as well to make the series more sci-fi oriented. The original continuity that was displaced by these reboots was later shown to take place in an alternate universe, Earth-Two, which would later regularly crossover with the reboot universe, which was dubbed Earth-One. |
| 66 | ** Technically, in the ComicBook/New52 universe, [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] and ComicBook/BoosterGold survive the old universe, but only remember their new lives (Barry does apparently remember his time in the ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}'' universe, but not his old life in the original). And the Green Lantern and Batman continuity has been reproduced in this universe, but otherwise it's a complete reboot, although some of the major stories of the past (such as a version of ComicBook/BlackestNight) still took place. |
| 67 | ** Ultimately, the New 52 proved to be a failure and it was {{retcon}}ned with ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' that [[spoiler:the New 52 universe was actually the original universe, altered by [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]] around the time ''Flashpoint'' came to its conclusion]]. |
| 68 | * ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]] was {{retool}}ed very heavily several times between 1965 and 1985. They finally gave up and restarted at [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 #1]], throwing out all previous continuity. Fans who only knew her from her job as the token woman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''/''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' didn't understand why suddenly she was ten years younger and could hover, but really, the new Wondie as published was less revisionist than planned. It had gotten that bad. |
| 69 | ** Promised to be averted in the post-''Flashpoint'' relaunch. Writer Brian Azzarello says he doesn't intend to retcon anything or give Diana a new origin, but that he does not plan on revisiting or referencing past storylines, deliberately making it unclear as to just how much of Wonder Woman's history is still canonical. While [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 the series]] is of high quality, the promise of no new origin turned out to be a major case of LyingCreator. |
| 70 | ** ''Wonder Woman'' was also rebooted corresponding to the start of the [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] in 1956 with ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' (vol. 1) #98. Unlike a lot of DC's other Silver Age reboots which completely revamped the characters, Wonder Woman's reboot kept the character mostly the same with a few slight changes, but reset her story to have her leaving Paradise Island for the first time. Among other changes, Wonder Woman was given the ability to glide on air currents and Hippolyta was changed into a blonde. |
| 71 | ** ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' brings Diana's origins back to something resembling their status Post-Crisis, but throws nearly all of her previous continuity out the window as it states that not only were the New 52 stories an elaborate lie and hoax but that Diana has ''never'' returned to her home island after leaving for the first time. |
| 72 | * This is actually a plot point in the Creator/GrantMorrison run on ''ComicBook/AnimalMan''. Because of the ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', Buddy, the titular hero, literally has to reboot his life to avoid a paradox. It's like this: Buddy Baker, the Animal Man, was a [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] hero, and thus lived on Earth-Two. After the Crisis, all of the Earths were folded into one, so while Buddy still existed, he was a completely different person but still drew from his Silver Age origin (the accident which gave the original Buddy powers sterilized him, while [[MediaNotes/TheModernAgeOfComicBooks Modern Age]] Buddy sired two children after he got his powers, not to mention Modern Buddy suddenly became years younger than the original). In order to prevent the paradox, Buddy had to use a RealityWarper machine to rewrite his personal history so it made sense. Got all that? |
| 73 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': ''ComicBook/OneMoreDay'' is essentially the [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths COIE]] of ''Spider-Man'' dividing the history of 616 Spider-Man into two distinct eras (Pre and Post-OMD). Of course, EIC Quesada and others at Marvel disagree (since it's part of their brand identity [[OrwellianRetcon they do not]] ContinuityReboot like DC and they are sure not to call it reboots when they do it). According to Quesada every story Pre-OMD still happened the same way but Peter and MJ weren't married but rather lived together. But as JMS and others note, the post-OMD retcon fundamentally altered and changed the characters and moments of multiple stories for more than twenty years. |
| 74 | ** For instance a flashback to ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'' from Post-OMD issues implies that it was Uncle Ben's memory that gave him the HeroicResolve to come out of the grave when in the comic it was MJ and her role as his newlywed wife that gave him his strength. Likewise, Quesada also claims that Baby May never happened when that was a major part of the entire ''ComicBook/TheCloneSaga''. Creator/NickSpencer's run on ''[[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderMan2018 The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', which opens with a ShoutOut to Matt Fraction's "To Have and to Hold" (an annual that celebrates Peter and MJ's marriage and is fundamentally about it), alludes to it being a dream Peter had about how things should be, which alludes to the fact that the marriage was crucially relevant to several stories that no longer work with a substitute. |
| 75 | ** Creator/JMichaelStraczynski pointed out in interviews that as far as he was concerned, his entire [[ComicBook/TheAmazingSpiderManJMichaelStraczynski run]] on Spider-Man is erased, since the stories he wrote and the consequences it had no longer make any sense after the reboot. ''The Other'' a story where Peter tussled with Morlun and ended up with organic webbing at the end, now exists Post-OMD in an altered version where apparently Peter still battled with Morlun but did not die, and still had mechanical shooters, as described in ''ComicBook/SpiderVerse''. |
| 76 | * ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Creator/GarthEnnis basically rebooted the story TWICE. Once starting with the ''[[ComicBook/ThePunisherWelcomeBackFrank Welcome Back, Frank]]'' storyline and AGAIN with ''ComicBook/ThePunisherMAX'' series. While the former basically paints over the previous continuity and ignores it (mentioning some of it only in "broad strokes" like the "[[ComicBook/ThePunisherPurgatory Angel-Punisher]]" arc), the latter is a complete reboot set in its own, new "grittier" reality with no superhero characters (although some characters from other Marvel comics, like Microchip, are roped in - albeit with a more "realistic" spin). |
| 77 | * The protagonist of ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' died in a HeroicSacrifice in a 1990 story, and was then killed ''again'', quite horribly, at the end of the ''Darkest Star'' arc. The series was revived in 1999; this {{revival}} established that the prior stories were 'folklore', and the new series was 'what really happened'. This lasted for all of one StoryArc before returning to the original continuity with a series of {{prequel}} stories. |
| 78 | * ''ComicBook/RogueTrooper'' was rebooted in 1989 with a new character, new war, and new planet, but the same basic plot (though with a variant story and different facets emphasized). Later on, the two versions were brought together. |
| 79 | * The ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' did this twice. The first time was set up by ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' and the second more vaguely by ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''. ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis'' then did it a ''third'' time, restoring a version of the Legion mostly like the original. It was later revealed that all three Legions were canonical. At the same time. The first Legion is canonical to the main DCU. The Zero Hour one is from a universe that was destroyed during ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' which "replaced" the first one because of the Time Trapper's interference. The Threeboot universe is a Legion from an existing AlternateUniverse, Earth-Prime, which the Time Trapper tried to replace after the Zero Hour Legion got thrown into the Bleed (or Limbo or whatever). |
| 80 | * ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape'': The series continued briefly after Escobar's death, now in the hands of cartoonists Juan Carlos Ramis and Joaquín Cera, who put the characters forward to the 21st century. |
| 81 | * ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' received one with a CosmicRetcon at the end of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogMegaManWorldsCollide'' as a result of Creator/KenPenders winning a lawsuit for ownership of all characters and concepts he created and Creator/ArchieComics not wanting to pay him royalties to use them. In essence, the reboot made all of the video games canonical while making all past issues of the comic canonical only in broad strokes. While it has been decently received by the fans, some are understandably upset at the way every ongoing plot prior to the reboot was [[AbortedArc scrapped unceremoniously]] to make way for it. When Archie lost the rights to Sonic and it was transferred to Creator/IDWPublishing, the [[ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW resulting new comic]] effectively dumped both continuities for its own fresh start. |
| 82 | * ''ComicBook/TheMultiversity'' for Earths 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, 32, 33, 40, 43, and 50, none of which are their original incarnations - whether that's because of a retool, renumbering from the original Pre-Crisis multiverse, or replacing a different universe with the same number. |
| 83 | ** Earth-4 was created and destroyed in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', and, coming pre-''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', didn't have any influence from it. |
| 84 | ** Earth-5's Pre-Crisis analog, Earth-S, was destroyed in the Crisis. |
| 85 | ** Earth-6's Pre-Crisis analog was a world where America lost the Revolutionary War and a royal family of superheroes protected the Earth. Its sole survivor was Lady Quark. |
| 86 | ** Earth-8's Pre-Crisis analog was a world home to the heroes who debuted after the first Crisis. After ''[[ComicBook/FiftyTwo 52]]'', it was designed as a parody of the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel line of comics and a revision to the Champions of Angor and Extremists. The world still seems to be Marvel-based, but with a team called the Retaliators instead of the Justifiers, for example. The Extremists still exist though. |
| 87 | ** Earth-10's Pre-Crisis analog, Earth-X, was a world where the Nazis won and the Freedom Fighters were LaResistance, but had no Franchise/{{Justice League|OfAmerica}}. It was destroyed in the Crisis. When it was restored in ''ComicBook/FiftyTwo'', it featured a Nazi version of the Justice League, which hadn't been done before. Conflicting portrayals in ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'' had a standard generic Nazi League and an America covered in concentration camps. In ''Countdown: Arena'', a Nazi version of the Ray was chosen as a contestant by Monarch, and it was mentioned the current Fuhrer was a woman. Morrison disregarded most of this and reestablished his own version of Earth-10 in ''ComicBook/FinalCrisis''. |
| 88 | ** Earth-16 was classified as the universe home to the ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' cartoon, although Morrison has stated he's working on a way that incorporates the TV show with his interpretation of this particular Earth. As of yet, the only incorporation is a one-panel reference to the TV show being only a video game on the new Earth-16. |
| 89 | ** Earth-17 before the Crisis was a world where all superheroes were created by the government, until Overman (that Earth's version of ComicBook/{{Superman}}) contracted an STD, went insane, and destroyed everything. As part of the 52 Earths, Earth-17 was recreated as a world home to the Atomic Knights. |
| 90 | ** Earth-18's status as a western world is taken to the extreme. Originally it was introduced in ''Countdown: Arena'' as home to the ''ComicBook/JusticeRiders'' Elseworlds. While that is still partially true, the reason this Earth is western-based is because the Time Trapper meddled in its growth, freezing society in a frontier state but allowing it to develop future technology, such as an internet system based off the telegraph. |
| 91 | ** Earth-19 was just home to the ''ComicBook/GothamByGaslight'' series, but is now a world home to other Victorian versions of different heroes, including the ''[[ComicBook/WonderWomanAmazonia Amazonia]]'' Wonder Woman, who used to be a native of Earth-34 in ''Countdown: Arena''. |
| 92 | ** Earth-26 was designated [[ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew Earth-C]] Pre-Crisis. |
| 93 | ** Earth-32 was established in ''Countdown: Arena'' as the universe home to ''Batman: In Darkest Knight.'' That seems to still be true, only now this world is home to numerous other amalgamated characters, such as Wonderhawk (Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl), Aquaflash (Aquaman and Flash), Super-Martian (Superman and Martian Manhunter) and Black Arrow (Black Canary and Green Arrow). |
| 94 | ** The post-''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' Earth-33 was originally a magic-based world home to the League of Shamans, but since that was seen in ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', naturally it's been ignored just as everything else from that series was. Earth-33 is now the superhero-less "real world", formerly called Earth-Prime. |
| 95 | ** Earth-40, once a pulp SpyFiction world home to "The Justice Files", has been retooled as an EvilCounterpart to Earth-20, which appears to have taken up its mantle. |
| 96 | ** Earth-43, a universe home to the ''ComicBook/BatmanVampire'' trilogy, was originally called Earth-1191 in the first Multiverse before the Crisis. |
| 97 | ** Earth-50 was originally the universe in which the Creator/{{Wildstorm}} Universe was set. With the universe now merged with the DCU in ''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}}''[=/=]''ComicBook/New52'', it's now the home of the Justice Lords from ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague''. Almost fitting, considering WordOfGod said the Justice Lords were based on ''ComicBook/TheAuthority''. |
| 98 | ** Earth-C-Minus, the home of the Justa Lotta Animals, is shown to still exist as of ''Captain Carrot and the Final Ark'', though its official designation in regards to the rest of the multiverse is still unknown. The Justa Lotta Animals show up in ''The Multiversity #2'' fighting Earth-26's Zoo Crew. Whether they're native to Earth-26 or their own Earth is unknown. |
| 99 | * Unlike the Franchise/DCUniverse, the Franchise/MarvelUniverse avoided universe-wide continuity reboots for more than half a century, utilizing smaller fixes to maintain ComicBookTime and downplay [[CanonDiscontinuity events they don't want to talk about]]. Even with ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' just happening to obliterate the Marvel Multiverse, the ''ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel'' that follows it is ''still not a reboot''. Of its characters. It's whole new universe out there, though. |
| 100 | * The original ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'' continuity ended in 2015 at issue 666. In its place is the ''ComicBook/ArchieComics2015'' continuity, which uses a different art style and is more "modern" than the traditional series. |
| 101 | * ''ComicBook/JemAndTheHologramsIDW'' is a reimagining of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' set in the 2010s instead of the late 1980s. |
| 102 | * While Creator/DarkHorseComics' ''ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' comics continued the story where the TV show left off, Creator/BoomStudios' [[ComicBook/BuffyTheVampireSlayerBoomStudios series]] instead reboots and reimagines Buffy's high school for the late 2010s. |
| 103 | * ComicBook/LadyDeath went through several reboots over the course of her publication as she changed publishers: starting out as a supporting character in the ''Evil Ernie'' comic books before becoming a Chaos! comic flagship character until the company went bankrupt. She gained a whole new backstory after her rights were sold to [=CrossGen=] though the company also went under in two years, with the rights being sold to Avatar, who re-imagined the character ''again''. In 2015, her creator Brian Pulido regained her rights and instead of making a third reboot, has decided to pick it up from the original continuity. |
| 104 | * Deconstructed in one ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story: a man has recurring dreams about a woman he’s never met before and who apparently never even existed. He’s driven to near insanity by the visions. Then the Hanged Man arrives and explains what’s happening; [[spoiler:the woman is the man’s wife... or rather, she ''was'' his wife, before a ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''-style CrisisCrossover that led to the universe being rebooted. One of the changes in the timeline is that this seemingly random woman has been ''[[AdaptedOut erased from existence]]''. Her husband doesn’t have a RippleEffectProofMemory and has been having subconscious memories of what the universe was like before]]. Mercifully, Hanged Man manages to give the poor guy some peace of mind by explaining this, but it’s no less horrifying. |
| 105 | * The ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' comic license has passed around several hands, but rarely has a licensee rebooted their own continuity. The only big instance was when Creator/IDWPublishing ended its long-running first universe of ''Transformers'' comics with the ''ComicBook/TheTransformersUnicron'' event. Soon after, a new ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'' continuity was launched that began from scratch with many characters and the worldbuilding being drastically different. This new continuity wouldn't last long, as IDW would lose the ''Transformers'' license a few years into its run. |
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| 108 | [[folder: Comic Strips]] |
| 109 | * When Dan Schkade took over ''ComicStrip/FlashGordon'' in 2023, his first story is Flash and his allies making their final assault on Emperor Ming, and also establishes that Prince Barin and Aura aren't married yet (their wedding is the fourth story arc). Essentially the part of the story everyone knows (Flash uniting the fractured peoples of Mongo and leading them against the Merciless) has happened, but nothing else has. |
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| 112 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 113 | * Cure Shabon has expressed interest in redoing ''Fanfic/PrettyCurePerfumePreppy'' and fixing its mistakes in the form of a new product called ''Fragrant Pretty Cure''. As of now, there isn't any more information than that. |
| 114 | * After going through a very turbulent TroubledProduction driven in large part by CreativeDifferences and the writing team splitting up, ''Fanfic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'' received a reboot in the form of ''Fanfic/{{Spectrum}}'', which serves as not only a continuity reboot of the universe but to also [[FixFic fix the more controversial and problematic aspects of the original]]. |
| 115 | * The ''Fanfic/HalloweenUnspectacular'' series was [[SeriesFauxnale supposed to end]] with the fifth edition, due to wrapping up the MythArc in [[FinalBattle epic fashion]]. However, the author eventually decided to revisit the series, at which point he made it clear that the new arc starting in the sixth edition was in a separate continuity from the one which ran through the first five. That arc lasted until the eighth edition, with the ninth one being another continuity completely separate from the other two altogether. |
| 116 | * While technically a straight up ''Series/PrehistoricPark'' fanfic, ''Fanfic/PrehistoricParkReimagined'' is far more of an outright reboot of prior Prehistoric Park/Walking With crossover fanfic ''Fanfic/PrehistoricEarth'' (complete with almost the entire cast of the latter fanfic taking the place of the established cast from Prehistoric Park). |
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| 119 | [[folder:Film]] |
| 120 | * Film/HammerHorror's re-invention of the classic Universal monster flicks are an example that far pre-dates the "reboot" term. |
| 121 | * ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The [[TheMovie cinematic]] [[GrandFinale series finale]] fell in with the regular continuity of both the radio and television versions of the series. However, it was a partial reboot as it erased the events of the final television season (which featured Miss Brooks working at a private elementary school in California, a plot development '''not''' occurring in the concurrent radio series). The movie began by retelling Miss Brooks' initial arrival in Madison. On the other hand, the characters (and actors!) were the same as on the radio and television series and there were many continuity nods throughout the film. [[spoiler: The movie ends with Miss Brooks achieving her SeriesGoal, marrying Mr. Boynton and living HappilyEverAfter.]] |
| 122 | * ''Film/SupermanReturns'' (2006) was a partial Continuity Reboot. It was intended to restart the film series, accepting the continuity of ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'' and ''Film/SupermanII'' in a BroadStrokes fashion while [[CanonDiscontinuity completely ignoring]] ''Film/SupermanIII'' and ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace''. However, middling critical and financial returns [[StillbornFranchise put the kibosh on any further sequels being made]]. It was then fully rebooted in 2013 with ''Film/ManOfSteel'', which started the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse. |
| 123 | * ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': |
| 124 | ** Following the original ''Film/BatmanFilmSeries'' movies directed by Creator/TimBurton and Creator/JoelSchumacher, the series was rebooted in 2005 with Christopher Nolan's ''Film/BatmanBegins'', the first installment of ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''. This movie retold Batman's origin story in a new, grounded, gritty and "realistic" style. It was possibly the first movie to really popularise the term "reboot", with the filmmakers stressing that it was ''not'' a {{Prequel}} to ''Film/Batman1989''. |
| 125 | ** Another reboot took place after the conclusion of ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'' in 2012. The character has been incorporated into the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse, making his first appearance in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'' in 2016, played by Creator/BenAffleck. He appeared for the last time in ''Film/{{The Flash|2023}}''. |
| 126 | ** Then there's ''Film/TheBatman2022'', which has its own AlternateContinuity. |
| 127 | ** Creator/JamesGunn's DCU is set to have its own Batman as well, with his first film being titled ''Batman: The Brave & the Bold''. |
| 128 | * ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' is a very clear continuity reboot of the ''Film/JamesBond'' series, showing Bond as a 00 agent on his first mission, and giving the movie a much more [[DarkerAndEdgier realistic and serious]] setting and style than those before it as well as more continuity, to the point of forming a MythArc with ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'', ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' and ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. Granted, the Bond series played fast and loose with continuity before Creator/DanielCraig entered the picture, and it never really bothered explaining how the same agent never aged between 1962 and 2002 (and how he kept working all this time at all). |
| 129 | * ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' was, at the time,[[note]]it has since been beaten out by both ''The Punisher'' and ''Spider-Man''; see their entries below[[/note]] possibly the quickest a franchise has been rebooted. To give you an idea of how fast: 5 years and after a ''single'' [[Film/{{Hulk}} movie from the previous "continuity"]]. They had been trying to do it in a way that the first film could be counted or discounted as the audience saw fit, but Creator/EdwardNorton insisted on changing the details of the origin to make them incompatible. |
| 130 | * ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'': |
| 131 | ** The story of ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001'' is entirely unconnected to [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 the 1968 film]] and its sequels and prequels, with only loose similarities between the two. Despite including a SequelHook at the end, [[StillbornFranchise it never spawned sequels of its own]]. |
| 132 | ** ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'' is another continuity reboot of the film series, more directly inspired by the 1968 version. |
| 133 | * ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'': |
| 134 | ** Music/RobZombie's remakes ''Film/{{Halloween|2007}}'' and ''Film/{{Halloween II|2009}}'' start the story anew, with an extensive focus on Michael's dark and violent childhood. |
| 135 | ** ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'' ''sort of'' fits, as it is its own thing, dropping the first two films with an entirely new, unrelated story as Creator/JohnCarpenter [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]] intended the franchise to be a Halloween-themed [[GenreAnthology anthology]] series and not just [[SlasherMovie slasher films]]. Due to a negative audience reaction, this idea was scrapped. |
| 136 | ** Due to repeated {{Sequelitis}}, this has happened repeatedly in the "main" series. ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers'' was followed up by ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'', which ignored the continuity of all but the first two movies. Its sequel, ''Film/HalloweenResurrection'' was itself followed up by the complete reboot of the Rob Zombie remakes, which in turn were followed by ''another'' reboot, ''Film/Halloween2018'', which ignores all of the preceding films with the exception of the original. |
| 137 | * ''Film/ThePinkPanther2006'' starts with a clean slate and only two characters held over from the original series (Clouseau and Dreyfus). Its 2009 sequel is simply titled ''Film/ThePinkPanther2'', avoiding the original series' IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming. |
| 138 | * ''Film/TheKarateKid2010'', starring Jaden Smith as the titular kid and Creator/JackieChan as the old mentor. It borrows elements from the [[FirstInstallmentWins first film in the series]]. Interestingly enough, the original continuity would eventually be resumed with ''Series/CobraKai'' eight years later, leaving the reboot in an assumed AlternateContinuity (both are set in different countries, making a crossover pretty unlikely, and since the series mentions Jackie Chan as an actor existing InUniverse, any crossover between the TV series and the 2010 film would immediately create a CelebrityParadox). |
| 139 | * ''Film/StarTrek2009'': It tells of Kirk and Spock's early years, mixing this trope with AlternateContinuity through use of the TimeyWimeyBall. WordOfGod made it very clear that the [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries universe]] it reboots [[{{Multiverse}} still exists unaltered]] and that this new film series is an AlternateTimeline, thus calming down all of the {{fanboy}}s ''and'' giving themselves room for AlternativeCharacterInterpretation. (Fan reaction has been [[BrokenBase divisive]], but the new films are doing well from a financial and critical standpoint.) |
| 140 | ** Though it lacks the canon-weight of a series or movie, the MMORPG ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' is set back in the original timeline, about 30 years after after ''[[Film/StarTrekNemesis Star Trek: Nemesis]]'' and incorporating a few other elements in the back story of the 2009 pre-boot. |
| 141 | ** Currently, ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' is the one series that remains canonical for both timelines, having taken place a century before they diverged. It receives appropriate {{Continuity Nod}}s in the current film series. |
| 142 | ** ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' (which takes place in the Prime Timeline) confirms that the Creator/JJAbrams films do constitute an alternate timeline that diverged in 2233, and that the two timelines have had sporadic contact with each other since then. |
| 143 | * ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': |
| 144 | ** The series first did it with ''[[Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla Godzilla 1984]]'', which was released after a ten-year hiatus and was presented as a direct sequel to the original film ''Film/{{Go|dzilla1954}}jira'' and ignored the numerous films in between, as well as being DarkerAndEdgier and attempting to be slightly more grounded in tone. |
| 145 | ** ''Film/Godzilla1998'', the first American reboot, which was intended to start a trilogy, but was a tremendous flop with critics, general audiences, and long-time fans, resulting in only [[WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries an animated series]] that followed the film being produced (as it was in production before the movie came out) and the rest scrapped (a sequel [[Script/Godzilla2 was scripted]], however). |
| 146 | ** Later, the concept was taken to extremes when, starting with ''Film/Godzilla2000'', three films in a row all were made as direct sequels to the first film. These films were deliberately set in different continuities as "auditions" for various different approaches. After ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' bombed, Creator/{{Toho}} rushed their franchise back into production, so they didn't have time to do the development behind the scenes and thus tested out their options more publicly (however, in one of the reboots, ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'', the events of the 1998 film are acknowledged to have happened, so it's more like SchizoContinuity). The "winning" production team was the one that made the second Millennium-era film, ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus'', but when it did poorly at the box office, they started a distinct, fourth one which lasted for two films (''Film/GodzillaAgainstMechagodzilla'' and ''Film/GodzillaTokyoSOS''). When the series proved commercially unsuccessful, they then did one last film, ''Film/GodzillaFinalWars'', in a fifth distinct reality (Toho's seventh overall) as a fifty-year MilestoneCelebration before going on a decade-long hiatus. |
| 147 | ** ''Film/Godzilla2014'' is one for both the original Toho films and the 1998 American film, setting itself in a completely separate continuity (although still with [[MythologyGags numerous nods]]) that tries to be more faithful to its source material than the 1998 film, and also acts as an IntercontinuityCrossover with Franchise/KingKong, dubbed the Film/MonsterVerse. |
| 148 | ** After the success of the American ''Godzilla (2014)'', Toho moved ahead with their own reboot to the franchise, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. This time, it was a completely new continuity unrelated to even the original film. |
| 149 | ** Only a year after ''Shin Godzilla'', Toho released a trio of animated Godzilla films set in their own contained continuity, once again completely unrelated to any of the other films, which began with ''Anime/GodzillaPlanetOfTheMonsters''. |
| 150 | ** This was in turn followed by another live-action film several years later, ''Film/GodzillaMinusOne'', which was again another new continuity completely unrelated to any of the others, but was functionally a loose remake of the original film (albeit set in 1947 instead of 1954). |
| 151 | * ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'' has had three films, none of which are connected to the others in any way. It also beats out ''[[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk the Hulk]]'' for turnaround time, four years to Hulk's five. This was largely because [[Film/ThePunisher2004 the second film]] was actually successful. ''Film/PunisherWarZone'' was intended as a direct sequel, and became a reboot only when Thomas Jane dropped out. The Punisher's subsequent appearance in ''Series/Daredevil2015'' rebooted him a third time. |
| 152 | * Following the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', the ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' films were rebooted in 2012 with ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'', just five years after ''Film/SpiderMan3''. Then, after ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' was made in 2014, [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderManSeries this continuity]] was abandoned and the character was rebooted again: From here on, Spider-Man would be incorporated into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, first appearing as a supporting character in 2016's ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' before getting his first MCU solo film in 2017's ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. |
| 153 | * Creator/JoshTrank's ''Film/{{Fantastic Four|2015}}'' (2015) is a reboot of the ''Film/FantasticFourDuology'', released a decade after [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the first installment]] and eight years after the sequel (''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''). |
| 154 | * Although it wasn't explicitly marketed as such, ''Film/TheSumOfAllFears'' (2002) was a continuity reboot of the ''Literature/JackRyan'' film series -- including ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'' (1990), ''Film/PatriotGames'' (1992) and ''Film/ClearAndPresentDanger'' (1994) – intending to revitalise the series with a new younger lead actor. Ten years later, ''Film/JackRyanShadowRecruit'' (2014) was a more straightforward example. |
| 155 | * ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' was rebooted [[Film/FridayThe13th2009 in 2009]]. |
| 156 | * ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' was rebooted [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet2010 in 2010]], with Creator/JackieEarleHaley taking over the role of Freddy. |
| 157 | * Cloud Ten Pictures is aiming to reboot the ''Film/LeftBehind'' film series, starting with the first book. |
| 158 | * The original ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' had four direct sequels ignoring each other. The reboot of the first movie is currently in DevelopmentHell. |
| 159 | * Sony Pictures' live-action/CGI ''Film/TheSmurfs'' film series got a reboot in 2017 titled ''WesternAnimation/SmurfsTheLostVillage'' after the performance of ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' in the theaters, switching to all-CGI and different character models. |
| 160 | * After the release of ''Smurfs: The Lost Village'', Sony Pictures lost the film rights to the franchise and was moved to Creator/{{Paramount}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} where both studios are currently working on a new series of Smurf animated films set in that film's universe as [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs2021 the 2021 animated series.]] |
| 161 | * Sony's ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'' is a reboot of the original ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'', despite the trailers trying to convince viewers otherwise. |
| 162 | * In ''Film/IngridGoesWest'', Ingrid's request to start over a relationship registers in Dan's mind as a type of "reboot," a [[ConversedTrope reference to the comic book trope]]. |
| 163 | * 2018's ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' was originally slated to be a prequel to ''Film/Transformers2007'' by Creator/MichaelBay, but after bringing on Travis Knight, and after the critical and commercial failure of ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' signaled disinterest in the Bay-directed films, drastic changes in the tone and aesthetic, and other stylistic liberties and major continuity differences have pretty much all but said classified it as a reboot. This was eventually confirmed by Hasbro two months after the film's release. |
| 164 | * ''Film/Hellboy2019'' is a new film adaptation of the ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' comics, that has no ties to [[Film/Hellboy2004 the previous]] [[Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy ''Hellboy'' films]] that were both directed by Creator/GuillermoDelToro. |
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| 166 | |
| 167 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 168 | * When writing the novel of ''Literature/TheWorthingSaga'', Creator/OrsonScottCard didn't have access to his original short stories, and while he did his best to recreate their plots from memory, upon finding the stories again he decided the novel had become too different to fit with them again. Later editions, however, include the best stories in the back of the book as an AlternateContinuity. |
| 169 | * ''Literature/JamesBond'' got one in 2011 when Jeffery Deaver was commissioned by Creator/IanFleming Publications to write a new CT''Bond'' book. The title of that book? ''Carte Blanche''. |
| 170 | * A series of Franchise/{{Tarzan}} novels by Andy Briggs features a setting update and Tarzan at age 18 serves as a reboot. |
| 171 | * Creator/IsabelAllende wrote an origin story Franchise/{{Zorro}} novel, as well as a short story for a Moonstone Books anthology called ''Tales of Zorro''. Jan Adkins wrote a short novel called ''The Iron Brand'' in continuity with this novel by Allende. However, due to the sloppy continuity of [=Johnston McCulley's=] original Zorro novels and short stories, whether this counts as a reboot stands as unclear. (In the late 1990's, a series of novels with Zorro came out from Tor.) |
| 172 | * Creator/MartinCaidin wrote an origin novel for ComicStrip/BuckRogers called ''Buck Rogers: A Life in the Future''. (Buck Rogers debuted in the novel ''Armageddon 2419 A.D.'' by Philip Francis Nowlan. John Eric Holmes wrote a sequel to ''Armageddon 2419 A.D.'' called ''Mordred''.) |
| 173 | * In Creator/WilliamShatner's ''Literature/QuestForTomorrow'' books, the main character Jim Endicott begins to develop certain powers and, by the third novel, has the power to literally alter the course of TheMultiverse. Which he does, by altering his own fate, resulting in him never getting those powers in [[TheEarthPrimeTheory the prime universe]]. The following two books are about a different Jim Endicott (who even changes his last name to hide from enemies). While it seems as if certain events may repeat themselves, the fact that Shatner stopped writing the series makes it unlikely we'll ever find out. |
| 174 | * Andrew Jonathan Fine wrote a new continuity in 2014 called ''Literature/AlouettesSong'' for the circa 1928 now-come-into public-domain novel ''The Skylark of Space'' from Creator/EEDocSmith's ''Literature/SkylarkSeries''. |
| 175 | * ''Franchise/StarTrek'': With ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' presenting a very different post-''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' version of a future than that presented in the [[Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse novelverse]], Paramount decided a continuity reboot was needed. ''Literature/StarTrekCoda'' was written to wrap up all the existing novelverse stories and give that AlternateTimeline a GrandFinale while avoiding a hard reboot as Disney had done with ''Franchise/StarWars''. |
| 176 | * Following the purchase of Creator/LucasArts by Creator/{{Disney}}, all ''Franchise/StarWars'' books (and any other media besides ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'') written prior to the introduction of the sequel trilogy have been de-canonized and placed under the "Franchise/StarWarsLegends" label. After the inevitable fandom outcry, the Disney marketers hastily changed "de-canonized" to "AlternateContinuity", though the overall effect is the same. They have also opened the door to bringing back pieces of that canon should they be included in new Expanded Universe works, which has already started happening. |
| 177 | ** The most obvious example are the new Thrawn books (''Literature/{{Thrawn}}'', ''Literature/ThrawnAlliances'', and ''Literature/ThrawnTreason''), which explain the new origins of Grand Admiral Thrawn and which are written by the character's original creator Creator/TimothyZahn. The books even bring the character of Admiral Ar'alani of the Chiss Ascendancy into the new canon, and while ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' has already re-introduced Captain Pellaeon into canon, the novels provide his first name Gilad and some details on his new backstory (in the new canon, he's no longer Thrawn's protégé and commands the ''Harbinger'' instead of the ''Chimaera''). |
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| 179 | |
| 180 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 181 | * The 2003 released ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' is a "re-imagining" of the original series. Notably, only the pilot Miniseries, "The Hand of God", and the two-part "Pegasus/Resurrection Ship" episodes directly adapt events or characters from the original series. Unlike the Original Series, the Reimagined universe itself has no aliens and few planets--the drama is contained to the humans and their Cylon creations alone. |
| 182 | * The 2007 remake of ''Series/BionicWoman'' is an example of a reboot that was not well-received. It didn't help that trouble behind the scenes nor that the producers had the rights to the title Bionic Woman, the name Jaime Sommers, the term bionics, and nothing else, meaning they had no choice but to reboot the continuity and try to put a show together without Steve Austin or Oscar Goldman, further hurt any chances at success the series may have had. |
| 183 | * The popular television series ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' debuted in 1997, rebooting continuity from the comparatively poorly received [[Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer 1992 movie of the same name]], but acknowledging BroadStrokes of the film events. |
| 184 | * ''Franchise/KamenRider'': |
| 185 | ** ''[[Series/KamenRiderSkyrider The All-New Kamen Rider]]'' (a.k.a. ''Sky Rider'') and ''Series/KamenRiderBlack'' were originally intended as reboots of the franchise, but they ended up being in the same continuity as the original shows (for ''Black'', the {{retcon}} occurred in its sequel series ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'' when the ten previous Riders guest-starred in the final story arc). The franchise's Heisei era (from 2000 and onward) was a reboot into a new multiverse, of which the previous Riders' single shared universe was ''not'' part of... until ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' reincluded it in the multiverse. |
| 186 | ** ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' then went and {{retcon}}ned ''all'' of the previous Kamen Rider shows into a single, continuous timeline, with Gentaro and his buddies watching archived footage of RX, ''[[Series/KamenRiderSuper1 Super-1]]'', ''[[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]]'', and the original ''Series/KamenRider'' in the second episode. ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'' later reinforced this idea by having all of the lead Heisei-era Riders show up in its GrandFinale. |
| 187 | ** In general, the Heisei-era ''Kamen Rider'' altered some {{Recurring Element}}s, such as switching from cyborgs to normal humans while retaining the transform belts. [[WordOfGod According to Toei]], they don't want to make a ''Kamen Rider'' character with backstories of UnwillingRoboticisation ever again. |
| 188 | ** ''Film/KamenRiderTheFirst'', ''Film/KamenRiderTheNext'', and ''Series/KamenRiderAmazons'' served as ''Main/DarkerAndEdgier'' reboots to early Showa-era show s. The mid-2000s film duology were reboots to the original ''Series/KamenRider'' and ''[[Series/KamenRiderV3 V3]]'' while Amazons was a reboot of ''[[Series/KamenRiderAmazon Amazon]]'' |
| 189 | * ''Series/{{V 2009}}'' series is a reboot of [[Series/{{V 1983}} the two miniseries and regular series]] from the 1980s. |
| 190 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' (the cable series that ran for ten seasons, followed by two seasons to date on Creator/{{Netflix}}) is actually a reboot of a local Minnesota series that aired on KTMA TV-23. When the show's creators began making episodes for The Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) they decided to retroactively treat the KTMA series as a 40-hour long pilot for the cable series. The first national season of episodes for The Comedy Channel is, therefore, treated as the show's first official season. This allowed them to rethink various aspects of the show. Notably, J&TB ended up re-watching nine movies in the third season without mentioning that they'd actually seen them before, unofficially. |
| 191 | * There was a 2009 miniseries version of ''Series/{{The Prisoner|2009}}'' that took the basic concept of the Village and a few character names (such as Two and Six), then took the whole thing in a totally different direction (including providing an explanation for the existence of the Village that would be impossible in the continuity of [[Series/ThePrisoner1967 the original series]]). |
| 192 | * ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|1973}}'' - while both series were created by Roger Damon Price and had the same basic premise, the 90s remake of the 70s children's TV series shared no continuity. |
| 193 | * Averted by ''Series/DoctorWho'', which was revived in 2005, and which bucked the trend by soon establishing that it was a full {{Revival}} of the 1963-89 series, not a reboot or reimagining. To this day, however, some media continue to refer to it as a reimagining, despite (at least in BroadStrokes terms) all of the earlier stories still being in continuity. |
| 194 | ** However ''WebAnimation/DeathComesToTime'' seems to be intended as a reboot. Despite coming out after the Movie it appears to follow a different continuity, due to [[spoiler:the 7th Doctor being KilledOffForReal]]. |
| 195 | * ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'' is set in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', and ignores the events of the [[Film/Daredevil2003 live-action movie]] and its [[Film/{{Elektra}} spin-off]]. |
| 196 | * ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'' is the second attempt at an adaptation of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'' books, starting again with ''City of Bones'' -- the first book in the series, ignoring the previous film adaptation -- ''Film/TheMortalInstrumentsCityOfBones'' and featuring a different cast. |
| 197 | * The ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' series revived the moribund brand from scratch after the badly received sequels to the [[Film/{{Westworld}} original film]] from 1973 killed off the brand for well over thirty years. When the new series premiered in 2016, the approach was to build and expand upon the wealth of ideas and concepts introduced in the (rather short) original film, with 10 episode seasons - each season having a major theme and story arc, forming one individual chapter in the overall series. Like other reimagined series before it, the series reboot of ''Westworld'' includes plenty of little nods to the original, and plays around with some of its concepts. Even some of the interesting, but badly executed ideas from the original sequels (''Futureworld'', ''Beyond Westworld'') get reintroduced in the new series and used far more strongly and convincingly. |
| 198 | * ''Series/RoswellNewMexico'' is a re-adaptation of the book series ''Literature/RoswellHigh'' rather than a reboot of the earlier ''Series/{{Roswell}}''. In this version, the characters are [[AgeLift aged up]] to their late twenties as opposed to the teenagers of the original series. The writers of ''New Mexico'' have stated that they do not have the rights to use anything that was original to the first show (such as the character of Tess), so the only things they have in common are the elements both lifted from the books, or where the creators of ''New Mexico'' give deliberate nods (the aliens drinking nail polish remover instead of hot sauce for example). ''New Mexico'' uses some elements of the books that the first show excluded, such as Liz Parker being white in the first show, whereas in the books and ''New Mexico'' she is Liz Ortecho and Latina. |
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| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 202 | * Wrestling/{{WWE}} rebooted early in 1984, after the company officially went national and Wrestling/HulkHogan became its first worldwide media darling. Anything storyline related that happened in WWE prior to '84 is rendered in BroadStrokes though techincal details like championship reigns are still discussed. |
| 203 | * A rare in-company example would be Wrestling/{{WCW}}, which was rebooted from scratch when Wrestling/EricBischoff and Wrestling/VinceRusso became the new creative team in April 2000. It ultimately didn't work, as WCW was gone within the year, bought out by the WWE. The WCW storyline is held as continuing linearly when WWE makes a CallBack or when discussed normally. |
| 204 | * Prior to 2007, Wrestling/{{WSU}} stood for Wrestling Superstars Uncensored and it's most popular champion was a pimp known as The Human Tornado. Aside from Monsta Mack doing some commentary, pretty much all of that is ignored by ''Women'' Superstars Uncensored, as it came to be called, with Alicia and Wrestling/MercedesMartinez being its icons. |
| 205 | * "While The Name Ring Warriors Is Not New", all the title belts used in 2011 when they joined the Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance were, though given it was over a decade since their run in the 1990s and [[AudienceShift being shown to an entirely different audience]], it was understandable. A little less so when Ring Warriors started filming for WGN in 2018, with a whole new roster and none of its former belts, since they had officially only been gone two years (technically they hadn't had a regular schedule in three) but a lot can (and did) happen in two years. |
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| 208 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 209 | * The ''TabletopGame/ChroniclesOfDarkness'', originally known as the ''New World of Darkness'', was a reboot of the ''TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness''. It removed the tangled continuity and complicated "metaplot" of the original games in favor of a more individualized experience, and also gave each gameline the same general structure: five "races" and five "factions" for most gamelines, making character creation quicker while offering more permutations overall. Additionally, it made crossovers between gamelines much more manageable by giving each type of supernatural creature its own "power" stat rated from 1 to 10, thus making it easier to compare powers and effects. |
| 210 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has gone through several editions, each changing the game engine; although in some cases they've excused sudden changes in physical and supernatural "laws" with variations of AWizardDidIt or recovery from an ApocalypseHow, there have been instances in which they simply declared a Continuity Reboot with all past events subject to BroadStrokes. The most notable example of this was the transition to 5E. After sweeping changes that came close to a FranchiseKiller in 4E, 5E essentially redid everything back to how it was before 4E, but took some of the major additions that were liked to at least have continuity. |
| 211 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'' had been establishing a continuity/timeline for some time, before it received a reboot that changed the setting from the 1920s to the modern day. |
| 212 | * The third edition of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' is wiping most of the past two editions (although the writers take pains to tell everyone it's taking more cues from the first than the second) and starting from the baseline. Even the map is being revised, and there are multiple new Exalt types. |
| 213 | * ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea'' second edition reboots the first edition: while the setting's still a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture fantasy version of 17th century Earth]], countries and continents have been added, the politics and cultures of existing countries have been tweaked a bit, and aliens have been removed from the setting. |
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| 216 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 217 | * ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' is rebooted with the [[Toys/Bionicle2015 2015 toy line]] with a more simplified, less continuity-heavy mythology and a {{ReTool}}ed building style. |
| 218 | * ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' has undergone two reboots since its release, dubbed G2 and G3 by fans. G2 flip-flopped on whether it wanted to be a full reboot or a prequel to/continuation of G1 throughout its lifespan, while G3 is much more clear about its reboot status. |
| 219 | * ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' has had four core reboots. The first four gens take place in different continuities, while G5 is a DistantSequel to G4. G3 received a soft reboot near the end, which removed many ponies from production and revamped the existing ponies slightly. |
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| 222 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 223 | * ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdgeCatalyst'' is one for the original ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge''. The reason for the reboot ''might'' be of the ContinuityLockOut variety since the original didn't sell that well and the creators wanted to sell more than the first game, did but at the same time didn't want newcomers to the series to feel hesitant to buy the game due to never playing the first one. Or maybe they just wanted a fresh start, who knows? But alas, it was still plagued by the poor sales of its "older sister" game. Maybe First-Person Parkour is too niche? |
| 224 | * Ever since Playfirst started to make games in the app industry, they rebooted the ''VideoGame/DinerDash'' franchise twice; the first one, Diner Dash Rush, acted as a filler game. The second reboot, which didn't happen long after the first one, is where the full reboot happens. |
| 225 | * ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'': The franchise was rebooted as ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro''. ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' was then partly another ''Spyro'' reboot and partly a new franchise launch. ''VideoGame/SpyroReignitedTrilogy'' is a remaster/remake of the original trilogy that goes back into the first continuity, but many character designs are way different, to the point it may be considered a fourth continuity. |
| 226 | * ''VideoGame/GuitarHeroLive'' drops the bass guitar and drums that were introduced in ''VideoGame/GuitarHero: World Tour'', as well as using {{Live Action|Cutscene}} for the on-disc songs. |
| 227 | * After the bombing of ''VideoGame/TombRaiderTheAngelOfDarkness'', the switch to Crystal Dynamics also brought in a complete shake-up of Lara's back story and general canon. However, various hints throughout the last few games and [[AllThereInTheManual background material]] makes it obvious that most of the previous games did still happen in the new continuity. |
| 228 | * The Creator/SquareEnix-published ''VideoGame/{{Tomb Raider|2013}}'' is a complete reboot. The new continuity features a fresh out of university Lara, with very little combat experience. This Lara is very down to earth and though she is still very brave and crafty she still easily succumbs to fear and panic when she gets captured, is alone or is forced to kill. Though this change is not a bad thing in most respects it's still [[ValuesDissonance an extremely jarring departure if you've always known her as the semi-cocky, self-reliant, one-woman army who almost literally spits in the face of danger]]. |
| 229 | * ''VideoGame/BombermanActZero'' was intended to be a DarkerAndEdgier reboot of the Bomberman franchise. It failed so spectacularly, the series returned to normal immediately after and ''Act Zero'' became an OldShame and CanonDiscontinuity. |
| 230 | * Supposedly ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' was to be an event within the original ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'' franchise obliquely, giving obscure continuity nods to those familiar with the earlier games. When ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'' came out, it changed much of the tone and storyline of the game to make the new games into a Continuity Reboot, and since ''The Sands of Time'' wasn't linking it to past games, it wasn't too jarring. The [[VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008 2008 game]] is another continuity reboot entirely, with a completely different game style. The franchise then inverted this trope by ignoring the 2008 game and releasing a title set in the ''Sands of Time'' continuity, entitled ''The Forgotten Sands''. |
| 231 | * ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDarkTheNewNightmare'' disregarded the story of the original ''VideoGame/AloneInTheDark'' trilogy and changed the timeframe from the 1920's to the modern era. The franchise was rebooted again in [[Videogame/AloneInTheDark2008 2008]], although it is implied that Carnby there is the same one as the original trilogy, having been kept in stasis by Lucifer for 70 years. |
| 232 | * Thanks to an UpdatedRerelease, ''VideoGame/{{Super Robot Wars Original Generation}}s'' resets continuity with the inclusion of new characters and scenarios not seen in the original Platform/GameBoyAdvance incarnations, and thanks to Banpresto rectifying a massive {{flanderization}} of a certain villainous character, [=OGs=] allowed ''Original Generation Gaiden'' to occur, wherein said character [[spoiler:pulls a massive, well-deserved HeelFaceTurn to help the heroes during their times of woe]]. |
| 233 | * ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' is a reimagining of ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', partly because its creator wanted to widen the scope of the story, and partly because he was working for Namco, and didn't have access to Squaresoft's copyrights. |
| 234 | * ''Backyard Baseball 2007'' is essentially a reboot of the [[VideoGame/BackyardSports series]], even though the writers do not say so. Several characters have been removed and [[ReplacementScrappy replaced with more annoying characters]], and the ones left in have a new backstory (with a few exceptions). |
| 235 | * ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' is a reboot of the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' franchise, set outside of Koji Igarashi's official timeline. |
| 236 | * One oft-cited possible reason for ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore''[='=]s CapcomSequelStagnation is this: Every time they start with a new number, it is always a new continuity almost unconnected with previous games à la ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''. Example: the Earth-centric original Armored Core, which shifts to Mars-based ''Armored Core 2'', which reboots back to Earth-based ''Armored Core 3'' (the longest continuity with 5 games under this setting), and then the PresentDayPresentTime ''Armored Core 4''. |
| 237 | * ''VideoGame/{{Turok}}'' did one by Disney (seriously, though under their [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone brand]]) in 2008, adapting a more generic SpaceMarine theme. It wasn't a bad game, with great graphics and some fun gameplay elements, but sadly it only managed to attain SoOkayItsAverage status as a whole. [[FranchiseKiller Due to the ho-hum response both critically and commercially, the planned sequel was scrapped.]] |
| 238 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' rebooted the canon established by the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII''-series games. Though cities' names are the same, they look completely different and no characters from the previous games appear. It also has a DarkerAndEdgier storyline while still retaining the humor of the series. |
| 239 | * In the sixth game of the ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' series, the series shifted from the Platform/PC98 to Windows 95. While some things from the PC-98 era were kept, the continuity began anew for the Windows era. |
| 240 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' has had two separate reboots mixed with AlternateContinuity, both handled in different ways: |
| 241 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'' picks up right where its predecessor, ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'', left off, with Raiden about to be killed by Shao Kahn and invoking the TimeyWimeyBall by sending a telepathic message to his younger self, warning him of events to come. The game thus visits altered versions of the [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 first]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII three]] [[VideoGame/MortalKombat3 games]] as twisted by a Raiden with knowledge he wasn't supposed to have back then, attempting to prevent [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Armageddon]] from even happening. |
| 242 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' ([[SequelNumberSnarl actually the twelfth mainline game in the series]]), follows the conclusion of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', where [[RestartTheWorld time itself has been completely reset and rebuilt]] with one major change: [[TheHero Liu Kang]] has succeeded Raiden as the godly BigGood. Whereas the previous PointOfDivergence was of a fairly recent tournament, this "New Era" dramatically alters the state of realms and revamps the backgrounds of several characters in an attempt to create a timeline of peace, though conflict still occurs InSpiteOfANail. [[spoiler:It's revealed late in the game that [[TheMultiverse this timeline is in fact one of many]] as a result of Liu Kang and [[BigBad Shang Tsung]]'s clash at the dawn of time, with disbalance being caused by the Shang Tsung of another continuity trying to invade and take over all of them]]. |
| 243 | * When Creator/{{Ubisoft}} acquired the rights to the ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'' series following 3DO's bankruptcy, they decided to make an entirely new setting (Ashan) from scratch. ''Might & Magic X'' implies that Ashan might actually be in the original [[TheVerse Verse]], but it is still a different world with no story-connections to any of the old worlds. |
| 244 | * ''VideoGame/SteelBattalion'' is set around 2080 (to begin with) and revolves around a conflict between the Pacific Rim Forces and the Hai Shi Dao, mostly involving advanced [[AMechByAnyOtherName Vertical Tanks]] with extreme computerization. ''Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor'' is set in 2082, features some United States soldiers landing on [[BigApplesauce Manhattan]] in a very Omaha Beach-esque sequence to confront an unknown enemy, and the Vertical Tanks are all now [[WalkingTank squat-looking things]] without computers to ease their operation, for microprocessor production has ceased and thrown the world into a DieselPunk setting. This trope is the only remotely plausible explanation for such drastic changes, besides InNameOnly. |
| 245 | * ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' made it fairly clear that any WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit cartoons that weren't made by Creator/WaltDisney no longer exist. [[CanonDiscontinuity Or at least we're going to pretend they don't.]] |
| 246 | * ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'' disregarded the two 989 Studios developed games and continued directly from ''[=TM2=]''. Now the series is being completely rebooted on the [=PS3=]. |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/TestDrive'': |
| 248 | ** ''TD Overdrive: The Brotherhood of Speed'' was an attempted reboot of the ''Test Drive'' games with inclusion of the storyline and SeriousBusiness nature of the illegal street racing in WorldTour format. However, this was ignored in favor of VehicularCombat-based ''Eve of Destruction'', which also got ignored by... |
| 249 | ** ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited'' is a complete reboot of the ''Test Drive'' franchise, returning to the more down-to-earth and breathtaking premise of simply driving cars on open roads, albeit in a WideOpenSandbox format. |
| 250 | * ''VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry'' is one to the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' franchise. The new Dante has little to do with his white-haired counterpart; he uses a WhipSword and has apparently angelic powers. The universe is quite different, too, and was later stated to be an alternate universe. The series would later [[{{Unreboot}} invert the trope]] by going back to the original continuity's setting with ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''. |
| 251 | * ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' is a reboot of the ''VideoGame/XCom'' series, showing a new take on the war between the eponymous planet-protecting army and alien invaders while taking advantage of new technology to create a game that looked better and remained tough, but fair (in comparison to the NintendoHard ''VideoGame/XCOMUFODefense''). The narrative in ''Enemy Unknown'' would go in a different direction to the original series with ''VideoGame/XCOM2'', which takes place after XCOM is [[TheBadGuysWin defeated]] and reduced to a ragtag insurgent army. |
| 252 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': |
| 253 | ** The franchise rebooted a lot of things in Gen III. It told that there actually were Dark- and Steel-types before Gen II and even more Pokémon than Gen II featured; essentially, it changed the nature of introducing new Pokémon from that of "new discoveries" to "Pokémon that have always existed but are only just being featured for the first time". |
| 254 | ** Another reboot in the transition to Gen III is the way Pokémon are coded. It underwent a complete overhaul that made Gen III incompatible with the previous games, essentially resetting many a fan's collection of Pokémon. |
| 255 | ** ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]]'' implies it and ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' are reboots set in an AlternateUniverse from the pre-3DS games. ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' confirms this with [[spoiler:the appearance of Anabel from ''Pokémon Emerald'', who came to the new universe from the pre-Gen VI one]]. However, unlike most reboots, it's implied the old games still happened in mostly the same way, the only difference being that Mega Evolutions exist thanks to AZ firing his weapon in the distant past. |
| 256 | * The GoldenEnding of the original ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia'' left no room for a continuation without a complete cast change, and there were a number of things in the game that really put off players anyway, such as the gameplay. Thus ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaMk2'' was made as a revamp of the series with improved game mechanics and a whole new story. |
| 257 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': It's said that ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' was meant to have been a reboot (or at least lead ''into'' a reboot) of the ''Sonic'' games for the modern age. However, with how bad the game was thanks to being ChristmasRushed, the only thing the game did was {{Retcon}} itself out of continuity. Even this is also thrown out the window with ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'', which treats ''Sonic 2006'' as canonical as well as every other 3D ''Sonic'' game. |
| 258 | * ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' took the 25+ years of continuity for the ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' universe and effectively pitched it in the bin. Oh sure, some of the names have been retained, and ''some'' of the background elements are the sort-of the same, if you tilt your head and squint. But none of the long term ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' players were fooled by the game's advertising, which was that the ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' universe was just the old ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' universe with a new coat of paint. |
| 259 | * The 2014 ''VideoGame/{{Thief|2014}}'' reboot, based off of the original ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'', one of the pioneers of the StealthBasedGame. Interestingly, the new game seems to have a ContinuityNod to the ending of the original trilogy, with Garrett mentoring a young female thief. |
| 260 | * The ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'' series underwent a reboot in 2001. This "New Age" Goemon had a new futuristic setting and made major changes to the characters, including turning Ebisumaru into a ShyBlueHairedGirl and replacing Yae by a ShortTank named Yui. The reboot lasted for two games but apparently didn't catch on; the Platform/NintendoDS game seems to give it a TakeThat. |
| 261 | * ''VideoGame/StarFoxZero'' is a reboot of the ''Franchise/StarFox'' series, being partially a remake of ''VideoGame/StarFox64''. ''Star Fox 64'' itself was a reboot of ''VideoGame/StarFox1''. |
| 262 | * ''VideoGame/Prey2017'' takes the basic premise of ''VideoGame/Prey2006'' of being hunted by alien monsters on a space ship, while having no direct relation to the previous story. |
| 263 | * ''VideoGame/TamingDreams'' is a reboot of ''VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}''. |
| 264 | * The Frogwares ''Sherlock Holmes'' adventure games have always existed in an ambiguous state as far as a series canon goes: the different games often included nods to one another, but they shared no significant continuity or chronology, included a frequently shifting voice cast for Holmes and Watson, and were often very different in tone and style from one another. However, the release in 2016 of the eighth game, ''Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter'', confirmed that at least the previous two games had taken place in the same universe, and that a conscious effort had been made to distinguish this Holmes as "new", with a new voice actor and much [[AgeLift younger-looking]] character models for him and Watson. Whether this means the first five games in the series were also canonically connected is less clear, but the announcement of the deliberate reboot is the first official word on the subject at all from the developers. |
| 265 | * ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' is the first main entry in the series not to have the stories of its pre-made characters take place in the same universe as [[VideoGame/TheSims the original game]] (to which ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' was a sequel and ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' was a prequel). Instead, a selection of the most popular characters from across the franchise have been drawn together in what's officially being called an AlternateUniverse, regardless of their position in the timeline of the original canon. This was probably done to combat the increasing ContinuitySnarl that the series had been experiencing, especially since the intended focus of the games is on the player's own creations rather than the canonical characters. |
| 266 | * The ''VideoGame/{{Boktai}}'' series pulled this with its American release of ''Lunar Knights''. ''Boktai 3'' was [[NoExportForYou never released]] in the United States, and those who got their hands on the translated patch had to suffer through a nonsensical story, an abrupt difficulty hike, the obnoxiously long motorcycle scenes, and [[TheScrappy Trinity]]. ''Lunar Knights'' gives only vague {{Continuity Nod}}s at best to the previous games but otherwise stands as its own lone story. |
| 267 | * The 2013 ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' game is not a continuation of the story from ''Killer Instinct 2''. However the new story uses pieces of the original continuity to build its backstory (so for instance [[spoiler:Jago and Orchid are still siblings in this timeline]], which was a detail from ''Killer Instinct 2''). |
| 268 | * ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' zigzags this. [[spoiler:While the game begins with a video recapping the entries in the series so far, it initially presents itself as a new setting, sharing only Monokuma, the killing game, and the concept of "Ultimates" with the previous entries. In Chapter 5, however, it's apparently revealed that the game actually took place in the existing setting all along. Then in Chapter 6 it's further revealed that this is a lie- the previous entries in the series are considered entirely fictional. But then, in the epilogue, Shuichi thinks it's possible that the previous events did happen after all.]] |
| 269 | * [[SequelNumberSnarl Despite the name]], ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI'' is a reboot of the ''VideoGame/{{Soul|Series}}'' series. After the SoftReboot that ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburV'' attempted by jumping ahead with a seventeen-year TimeSkip and replacing many longtime favorites with {{younger|AndHipper}} and rather [[FlatCharacter poorly-defined]] newcomers, the new designers decided to [[RevisitingTheRoots revisit the roots]] by going back to the setting of the original ''Soulcalibur'' and [[{{Revision}} exploring]] [[AdaptationExpansion the story]] that was only referenced but never shown in the past. Additionally, the gameplay and overall design are also a composite of past games, while adding new mechanics of its own. And much like ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', the game is not a complete wipe of the previous canon: [[spoiler:Zasalamel is revealed to be receiving memories from his future self while Cassandra [[MyFutureSelfAndMe actually meets her incarnation from the original timeline]] and is told in no uncertain terms that the events of ''V'' (specifically Sophitia's death and Soul Edge's connection to the holy warrior's firstborn child) are a BadFuture that must be avoided at all costs, [[ArcWelding directly welding together]] ''VI'' with the preceding entry]]. |
| 270 | * ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' underwent one starting around 2013-14. The initial FramingDevice of the game and lore was an ExcusePlot involving the titular CombatByChampion-operating league, but Riot Games eventually saw this as a creative hindrance due to them being unable to escalate significant conflict or go really out-there in terms of champion design, as well as [[TheArtifact this dynamic gradually being ignored with later champions anyway]]. They hit the reset button in 2014, completely {{Retcon}}ning the League out of existence, slowly rewriting all existing champion lore to operate without it in a much more in-depth free-for-all Runeterra, with gameplay now being [[NoPlotNoProblem non-canonical "champion vs. champion" fun]]. |
| 271 | * ''VideoGame/{{Lemmings}}'' (produced by the same people who make ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'') underwent not one, but '''three''' reboots, all of which are [[AlternateContinuity Alternate Continuities]] to each other: |
| 272 | ** The first reboot was ''Lemmings 2: The Tribes'' in 1993, which became an AbortedArc. |
| 273 | ** This was then followed by ''VideoGame/Lemmings3D'' in 1995, which aimed to start off a new franchise, but [[StillbornFranchise further sequels were cancelled]]. In this continuity, it was a RealWorldEpisode of sorts. |
| 274 | ** Then, in 2001, ''VideoGame/LemmingsRevolution'' started again from a clean slate, and introduced water lemmings who have greenish-blue hair and white nightshirts, and acid lemmings, who have red hair and green nightshirts. It also introduced a new StoryArc about weasels capturing them, and the weasels would be the first major villain the game had. [[FranchiseKiller Slow sales]] put the brakes on any further expansion of this continuity/canon. |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' rebooted the relatively unknown stealth game ''VideoGame/CastleWolfenstein''. The series was rebooted again with ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'', and a soft reboot with ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder''. |
| 276 | * ''VideoGame/SniperElite'', from 2005, was rebooted in 2012 with ''VideoGame/SniperEliteV2'', of which the [[VideoGame/SniperEliteIII next]] [[VideoGame/SniperElite4 few games]] are prequels to. |
| 277 | * ''VideoGame/RakenzarnTales'' rebooted with the release of Version 3 for the purposes of a reworked storyline and altered gameplay. Then it rebooted again for Version 4 for the same reasons and ''again'' for Version 4.1 to add a new main character and alternate storyline, though this one seems to be sticking. |
| 278 | * ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'' is a reboot of the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series. Since [[spoiler: ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' saw [[EarthShatteringKaboom the destruction of Earth]] by [[AliensAreBastards the Zin Empire]] and]] ''VideoGame/SaintsRowGatOutOfHell'' had the 3rd Street Saints take over both the universe and the afterlife; there was nowhere else to go in the main continuity (though the AlternateContinuity title ''VideoGame/AgentsOfMayhem'' tried). |
| 279 | * ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' was one to the ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' franchise, eschewing the old continuity and JRPG formula in favor of an online action RPG with no ties to previous games. Due to this, Sega has referred to the old games as "the first series". |
| 280 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin 4}}'' takes place in a new timeline where the events of the original game are radically altered and neither of the sequels ever happened, as well as changing some of the rules on how Pikmin work to a greater extent than in previous sequels. |
| 281 | * ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy5'' reboots the continuity of [[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy the series,]] with none of the party members knowing each other by the start and this being their first meeting. Even Lance is back to being a villain, as he was all the way back in [[VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy2 the second game.]] [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out that this is not a completely fresh reboot, but an in-universe cosmic reset of the timeline caused by the Devourer. Its words imply that the previous sequels were all also "universe reboots," but to a lesser extent and ones where the party got to keep their memories. Defeating the Devourer causes the heroes to slowly remember the events of the past four games, merging the timelines to an extent]]. |
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| 283 | * ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance3TheBlackOrder'' is a reboot of the ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance'' series, [[SequelNumberSnarl despite the 3 in the title]]. The game ditches the realistic art style in favor of a cel-shaded one, the character design resemble their comic selves, the version of Nick Fury used is the Samuel Jackson-inspired one, and not only are the past entries events never brought up, Nightcrawler and Phoenix appear together despite the fact that, in the first game, one of them had to be killed off by the player’s choice, with Nightcrawler’s death being implied to be the canon one in the second game. |
| 284 | * ''VideoGame/ContraOperationGaluga'' is a reboot of the first ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', which is about Red Falcon's occupation of Galuga Island and Contra's attempts to liberate it. Unlike the localized release (where it is set in the year it was released in), [[TruerToTheText its timeline will be faithful to the Japanese version]]. |
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| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 289 | * The main comic of ''Webcomic/UltimaJava'' underwent a reboot after a change in the creative team, resulting in the creation of ''Ultima-Java: History''. The original webcomic was then rehosted as [[AlternateContinuity another universe]], and retitled ''Universe 2''. Since then, the Multiverse has been removed but the comic title remains as ''Universe 2'' as a reference to DC comics Earth 2, where the Golden Age originally took place. |
| 290 | * ''Webcomic/{{Melonpool}}'' - temporarily. After a [[SeriesHiatus lengthy hiatus]] the reboot was [[RetCon retconned out]] in favor of a more modest [[TimeyWimeyBall reset of the timeline]]. |
| 291 | %%* ''Zortic''. |
| 292 | * ''Webcomic/SoreThumbs'': Though now it seems to have SHIFTED BACK to the original timeline. And yes, this means Sawyer no longer has a penis, and that Fairbanks is no longer fat. ...Amongst other things. |
| 293 | * Another webcomic example would be ''Webcomic/FurthiaHigh'', which has been rebooted at least once, while keeping most of the main characters (with some names changed), but with new plotlines and format (a page instead of a strip). |
| 294 | * ''Webcomic/CheapThrills'', a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Furry Webcomic]] which became a de facto OrphanedSeries after creator/artist S. E. Case went on an extended hiatus in December 2012, got relaunched as ''Rigsby, WI'' in early 2019. This reboot shifts the time period a few years forward from the original mid-1990s timeframe, and the cast is now fully in human form. |
| 295 | * ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge'' does this for the ''Webcomic/{{Walkyverse}}'', not because of Snarl or Lockout but simply because Willis feels the "what if?" is worth exploring. |
| 296 | * ''Webcomic/FuzzyThings'' changed from being about adventurer kids in training to somewhat ordinary kids in a sci-fi/fantasy world. Most of the characters retained their previous personalities though, with the exception of Ixiah who changed completely (from a blue-furred psionic semi-WellIntentionedExtremist the same age as the other kids to Fox's older brother who has his own Middle-school aged group). |
| 297 | * ''Webcomic/VoodooWalrus'' went through a reboot after only six updates that completely removed half the cast. |
| 298 | * ''Webcomic/DresdenCodak'' played with the concept, specifically DC's post-Flashpoint reboot, by giving a new set of [[http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/10979241054/rebooting-the-justice-league revised]] [[http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/11174072014/rebooting-dcs-villains characters]] [[http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/11344418364/rebooting-batman here,]] then mocked when he had a DC-style reboot of [[http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/11364826489/dc-comics-reboots-dresden-codak his own characters.]] |
| 299 | * ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'' was an early webcomic that eventually went offline [[AbortedArc mid arc]]. In 2009, it was rebooted completely, with a more focused story arc and a brand new villain. |
| 300 | * From 11/24/2012, ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'' went through this, along with the use of a ResetButton. Buckley said it was needed to help return the series back to its "video game jokes" roots. |
| 301 | * ''Pirate Madeline'', made by [[http://randommode.deviantart.com/ RandomMode]] on Website/DeviantArt, has seen at least two reboots, though some speculate that there has been more. At one point, the comic didn't even get finished with the introduction chapter before it was rebooted once again. It is something that the fans has made fun of at times, but as of the newest incarnation, the author has promised that there will be no more reboots. Or at least until he actually finishes this current continuity. |
| 302 | * ''Webcomic/AutumnBay'' has been rebooted from its original, arguably very confusing form. |
| 303 | * ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'' has gotten a reboot after the first few months, as, by the WordOfGod, the original plotline was "all over the place, and not in a good way". |
| 304 | * ''Webcomic/CurseQuest'': Curse Quest rebooted in 2015. The original story established that all the main characters already knew each other, but the reboot seems to move the timeline back as the group is currently missing two of the original main cast. The character of Mogarth has considerably changed personality. |
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| 307 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 308 | * ''WebVideo/MaddisonAtkins'', a VlogSeries[=/=]AlternateRealityGame, which was remade in 2009. |
| 309 | * ''WebAnimation/NeuroticallyYours'' went through a reboot in late 2011 in order for the creator Jonanthan Ian Mathers to merge his six other projects together so he has less to work on. |
| 310 | * ''WebAnimation/{{TOME}}'' is a continuity reboot of the original ''TV Tome Adventures'', which was cancelled after [[ScheduleSlip its creator went to college.]] |
| 311 | * ''WebVideo/YandereHighSchool'' is currently going through a reboot. It includes older characters from the first series in addition to new ones. It also uses new locations instead of reusing the original map. |
| 312 | * ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' briefly touches upon this in the review for ''ComicBook/ZeroHourCrisisInTime'' when Linkara discusses the Legion of Super-Heroes' convoluted Post-Crisis history. He ultimately convinces himself that these sorts of things are a good idea. |
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| 315 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 316 | * ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' has been rebooted in comic format twice. ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' is a sketchy example; it makes reference to G1 happenings but takes such history as more BroadStrokes than anything else. |
| 317 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' began a [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 brand new series]] in 2003 based more closely on the [[Comicbook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original comic book]] than [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 series.]] The ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'' crossover event connected both series in a transdimensional crossover meeting each other as well as the original Turtles from the Mirage comic book. The 1987 series received an authentic reboot in [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012]]. |
| 318 | * Ditto Spider-Man being updated first in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', then ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'', and ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''. |
| 319 | * And X-Men with ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', cashing in on [[Film/XMen1 the first film]] with its own interpretation and continuity separate from the rather faithful (in a BroadStrokes sense) [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries '90s cartoon]]. And then rebooted again 8 years later with ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolverine and the X|Men2009}}-Men''. |
| 320 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' had a [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 2002 reboot]]. |
| 321 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' is a reboot of the Avengers concept after the short-lived ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' series from a decade prior. |
| 322 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' was initially stated to be a reboot, before WordOfGod clarified that it was supposed to be a sequel to ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. The producers have since [[FlipFlopOfGod backed away from this statement]], with in-show evidence supporting the idea that it's a sequel, but only in a serious BroadStrokes sense. |
| 323 | * ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6''. Later done with ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'', as well, not to mention ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades''. |
| 324 | * ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'': |
| 325 | ** The ''My Little Pony'' animated adaptations have been rebooted four times: once with ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'', again with the DirectToVideo [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 movies of the 2000s]], once again with the series ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' in 2010, and once in 2021, beginning with ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''. |
| 326 | ** The ArtEvolution that is G3.5 notwithstanding, the 2000 Direct to Video series was rebooted midway with the introduction of the ''Core 7'' retool. It removed most of the cast except for seven ponies, rebooted Cheerilee completely, and changed Rainbow Dash's personality and accent. |
| 327 | * ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' has undergone several reboots, the first in 2003, the second in 2009 titled "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures", and the third/current one in 2021 titled "[[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcakeBerryInTheBigCity Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City]]". |
| 328 | * ''Franchise/CareBears'' have also been rebooted at least 3 times: The first reboot came in the 2000 revival, second reboot in [[WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot 2007]] with a complete redesign (but was short-lived), and then rebooted '''again''' in 2009 when Hasbro took back control of the franchise from Play-Along toys. |
| 329 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{ThunderCats|1985}}'' got ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' in July of 2011. |
| 330 | * Going by {{Creator/Filmation}}'s Batman as the first Franchise/{{Batman}} cartoon, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' are all reboots. Though an episode of ''Brave and the Bold'' indicated that it takes place in TheMultiverse with almost all of the other Batman cartoons (save for ''Beware'', which obviously had not yet aired when ''Brave'' was still running). |
| 331 | * It isn't promoted as such, but the 2011 DirectToVideo film ''WesternAnimation/HappinessIsAWarmBlanketCharlieBrown'' qualifies as this to the original run of the entire animated ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' adaptation library, which lasted from 1965 to 2006. This adapts material from the strips that had previously been adapted before into the franchise's SaturdayMorningCartoon and the special ''It's an Adventure, Charlie Brown'', focusing on the cast that had been established as of the 1960s (Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Schroder, Sally, Sheremy, Patty, Violet and Snoopy), dialing down the latter's emphasis on focus, and has a sharper sense of humor and a quieter, more melancholy tone than post-''WesternAnimation/SnoopyComeHome'' adaptations did. The special also utilizes the visual design of the earlier specials, and keeping the acting style and the jazz score that had been part of the franchise ever since. |
| 332 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}'' and its card game are American reboots of the short-lived Japanese ''Franchise/DuelMasters'' franchise. |
| 333 | * ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' as rebooted in 2007 for the series' 40th anniversary with [[WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle2007 a Flash-animated series co-produced between the United States and Canada]]. |
| 334 | * ''WesternAnimation/LittlePeopleEgmont'' got its first reboot in 2013. Although where the collectors of the toys is concerned, this may as well be the fifth reboot of the toys (the franchise did not get a TV show until the fourth reboot era). |
| 335 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' was rebooted in 2011 with the animated features ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAChristmasCarol'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsTheLegendOfSmurfyHollow'', which both take place in [[Film/TheSmurfs Sony Pictures' film series universe]]. Greedy the village chef was reverted back to Greedy the glutton as in [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs the comic books]], but smurfberries from the cartoon series still remain part of its universe. |
| 336 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' completely disregards the events of the [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 live-action film]] from 1993, as well as the [[WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow three]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3 animated]] [[WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld1991 series]] before it. It also ignores ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach'' (although, considering its obscurity, it's unlikely that its existence was ever addressed by the producers to begin with). |
| 337 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has an InUniverse case of a reboot of ''Radioactive Man'' in one episode. ''Immediately'' after [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun killing off the superhero]] in the final issue of the previous continuity, the Radioactive Man series was rebooted with the first issue already ready to sell. |
| 338 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'' does this with ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', which trades its focus on action [[LighterAndSofter for comedy]]. It also makes occasional [[TakeThatAudience jabs at older Teen Titans fans]] who aren't fond of the direction the creators took with the reboot. |
| 339 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' has the ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' reboot. It is set in the 2010s, is somewhat LighterAndSofter, and features [[TheOtherDarrin new voices]] for the titular sisters. |
| 340 | * After ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' ended in 2014, the Franchise/Ben10 franchise was rebooted as ''WesternAnimation/Ben102016'' in 2016 with a new style to return to its roots. Though Creator/TaraStrong reprises her role as Ben, there are [[TheOtherDarrin new voice actors]] for Gwen and Max, as well as almost every single returning alien. When compared to the original, the reboot has 11-minute episodes and borders on comedy and slapstick. |
| 341 | * In 2014 ''WesternAnimation/RainbowBrite'' received a DenserAndWackier mini-series reboot. |
| 342 | * ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder'' was rebooted in 2015 with a drastically different, more realistic art style. It's [[SettingUpdate more modern]] than the original series as well. |
| 343 | * An in-universe example in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' happens in "[=SpongeBob LongPants=]", where [=SpongeBob=] is excited to see a Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy reboot movie called "The Dark Tide Rises". |
| 344 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' is a reboot of [[Anime/{{Voltron}} the original series]], which itself had two sequel series in ''WesternAnimation/VoltronTheThirdDimension'' and ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce''. |
| 345 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is neither in continuity with the comics or the original TV series (or the shared universe thereof created through CanonWelding by Boom! Studios' comic line, for that matter), instead creating its own universe. |
| 346 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriendsAllEnginesGo'' is a reboot of the original ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' series that ran from 1984 to 2020. As well as a shift from CGI animation to 2D animation, it will make the engines more childlike and get rid of their drivers and firemen, [[SentientVehicle allowing them to move themselves]]. [[note]] This wasn't the only time a Thomas and Friends production had the engines move without drivers and firemen and had [[OnlySoManyCanadianActors a Canadian voice cast]], as ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'' has done the exact same thing [[/note]] |
| 347 | * ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' is a 2018 reboot of the 1980s ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower'' series. |
| 348 | * ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats2021'' takes place in a timeline alternate to [[WesternAnimation/Rugrats1991 the original series]], being set in TheNewTwenties rather than TheNineties and having characters have different voices[[note]]The adults at least, since all of the kids have the same voice actors as in the original series, with the exception of Kimi due to Dionne Quan having retired.[[/note]] and personalities, such as Grandpa Lou being a NewAgeRetroHippie and Betty [=DeVille=] being a lesbian. |
| 349 | * ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonsLooniversity'' is a 2023 reboot of the 1990s ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' series. While ''Adventures'' had Buster and Babs as friends which often led to them saying their iconic "No Relation" catchphrase, ''Looniversity'' [[RelatedInTheAdaptation has Buster and Babs as twin siblings]]. |
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