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1	Whenever the original instance of a character in a series gets obscured by later developments of the same character, whether it be a sequel, an adaptation, the casting of a breakout character, even a ReTool of the original. In the most extreme cases the original installment hardly gets recognized by anyone but the most hardcore fans.
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3	Possibly a supertrope of both SequelDisplacement and AdaptationDisplacement. The exact inverse of FirstInstallmentWins.
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5	!!Examples:
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10	* The ''Manga/YuGiOh'' manga started out as the tale of a teenager whose dark side brings judgment on abusive people with lots of horrific implications. Halfway into the series the card game took over and everything from that point onwards became the tale of people beating each other in a SeriousBusiness card game, with said horriffic implications appearing from time to time.
11	* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
12	** In the original ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku originally started out as a wild monkey boy from the distant mountains with inexplicable endurance and martial arts talent compared to normal people. Nowadays since ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', he's more famous for being [[LateArrivalSpoiler descended from alien heritage]] and defeating ever-more fantastic villains with ki blasts.
13	** Anyone remember when Bulma was one of two main characters in the story?
14	* Thanks to the breakout success of ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', Illyasviel von Einzbern is best remembered as the cheery young girl with magical powers straight from [[MagicalGirlWarrior a completely different genre]] than the big sister-like [[spoiler:stunted adult grail vessel]] she was in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Lampshaded by her ''stay night'' self's appearance in ''Videogame/FateGrandOrder'', where [[spoiler:upon meeting her as Sitonai,]] the Protagonist remarks that this is not the Illya they've grown accustomed to.
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17	[[folder:Comic Books]]
18	* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'':
19	** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is almost synonymous with ''The Avengers'' despite the fact he predates them by twenty-two years and wasn't a part of the team's original roster.
20	** The villainous origins of the ComicBook/ScarletWitch, and ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} have pretty much been swept under the rug. Likewise, ComicBook/{{Quicksilver}} started as a straight villain, and now he is best known for his HeelFaceRevolvingDoor tendencies.
21	* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson is regarded as Spider-Man's true love, despite her original role as [[BettyAndVeronica The Veronica]].
22	** Justified, as ComicBook/GwenStacy, the Betty, has been dead for 40 years.... at least until [[ComicBook/SpiderGwen a still-kicking alternate universe counterpart gained a lot of popularity.]]
23	* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': Originally, Tintin [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything did some reporting]], but by the fourth or fifth book, he seemed to have surreptitiously retired to the quiet life of getting swept up in fantastic adventures and foiling the plots of mustachioed movie moguls.
24	* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Wolverine's origins as a [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]] villain are hardly ever mentioned anymore, if at all.
25	** Although they'll still occasionally get into fights.
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29	* Creator/HPLovecraft's famous MadScientist Doctor Herbert West was described in the original pulp serial, ''Literature/HerbertWestReanimator'', as blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Ever since the film adaptation of ''Film/ReAnimator'' came out, however, just about every subsequent depiction of West in any other work made his appearance much closer to that of actor Creator/JeffreyCombs.
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33	* ''Series/SavedByTheBell''. Nobody remembers Miss Bliss, and nobody cares either.
34	* Similarly, few people remember that once upon a time, ''Series/TheFactsOfLife'' featured girls named Molly, Nancy, Sue Ann, Laura, and Jennifer in addition to Tootie, Jo, Blair, and Natalie.
35	* The Fonz from ''Series/HappyDays'' was originally conceived as an intimidating, occasionally violent tough-guy semi-villain and semi-criminal. Cue the {{Flanderization}}.
36	** Series/LaverneAndShirley were... shall we say... portrayed as "easy" girls when they first appeared on ''Series/HappyDays''. And violent. ''Especially'' Shirley.
37	** [[Series/MorkAndMindy Mork from Ork]] was originally a villainous alien invader intent on destroying the Earth in his first appearance on ''Series/HappyDays''. [[spoiler: He also turned out to be a dream when the episode first aired, although a new ending was shot when the spinoff was picked up.]]
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41	* Singer Julio Iglesias became a musician after a car crash. Before the accident he was Goalkeeper for the Real Madrid Youth Team.
42	* Ringo Starr is well known as Music/TheBeatles' drummer. Not many people remember his early fame as Rory Storm and the Hurricanes' Drummer.
43	** The Beatles' (also known as "The Fab ''Four''") early incarnation as a FiveManBand.
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47	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
48	** These days Raiden is mostly known as the [[BigGood wise and benevolent]] protector of Earthrealm. However, this wasn't always the case. In the first game, Raiden was an arrogant god who attended the Mortal Kombat tournament to prove the superiority of his strength and fighting skills over mortals. This also contradicts the rule in later games that Raiden could not participate in the tournament.
49	** Kano was originally Japanese-born American but was retconned into being Australian after Trevor Goddard's portrayal of him in [[Film/MortalKombatTheMovie the movie]].
50	* ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'': The lore of the first game stated that the {{Nephilim}} were beings older than angels and demons. ''VideoGame/DarksidersII'', however, states that they were born from angels and demons. In fact, Lilith explicitly states in the Sequel she is responsible for their birth.
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54	* ''ComicStrip/USAcres''. On the strips Orson started as a small piglet and grew up with the time learning important lessons along the way. On the animated shorts Orson is a mature Pig and the wisest character, often teaching important lessons to young chicks Booker and Sheldon.
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