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7->''"...couldn't we just call it ''Amnesia: Revelations'' or something?"''
8-->-- ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' review of ''VideoGame/AmnesiaAMachineForPigs''
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10Sequels have a tendency to be burdened with bizarre subtitles or inconsistent naming.
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12This is sometimes to distance it from more conventionally NumberedSequels of low quality, but just as often seems to be applied at random.
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14A subset of the trope is when later installments drop the affix of earlier installments, commonly creating the illusion that a series is smaller than it really is. The reverse of this is, of course, when earlier installments are retroactively renamed to better fit in with their descendants.
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16Bonus points if the sequel is actually named some variation of "Electric Boogaloo".
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18Adding multiple subtitles is likely to cause ColonCancer. When it is added in translations, it is called TheForeignSubtitle. May overlap with NumberedSequels, LetteredSequel, SequelGoesForeign. Combining ColonCancer and NumberedSequels or LetteredSequel can lead to CapcomSequelStagnation. Sometimes they don't even bother with adding subtitles or numbers and just re-use the same title with a non-remake; see RecycledTitle.
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20When a bizarre phrase ''is'' the title, see WordSaladTitle. For more literal subtitles, see InWhichATropeIsDescribed. For odd title changes in an ongoing series, see NewSeasonNewName. Supertrope to SequelTheOriginalTitle.
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22[[TropeNamers And just in case you're wondering]]: ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo''.
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34* The trope is named for the movie ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo'', the sequel to the movie ''Film/{{Breakin|1984}}''. The term "Electric Boogaloo" for an oddly-named sequel picked up currency quickly, especially for sequels perceived to have unwieldy subtitles, inferior quality, and no real reason for existing to begin with. This particular sequel caught the public's eye because it happened to be released in the ''same year'' as the original ''Breakin''', so it fit all of those categories beautifully. The "electric boogaloo" is a real dance style, but not everyone picked up on that and thought it was a WordSaladTitle. It also wound up being the title to the documentary released in 2014 about both movies' producers, Creator/TheCannonGroup.
35* The second [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] fan convention was called "Conventio-Con Expo-Fest-A-Rama 2: Electric Bugaloo" [sic].
36** At least one episode of ''[=MST3K=]'' has used the "Electric Boogaloo" name as a riff, for instance, the second half of the short ''Film/{{Hired}}'' starts with Tom Servo going "Hired! 2: Electric Boogaloo!"
37* Fans were deeply, deeply saddened when no amount of letter writing could convince Creator/MichaelBay to name his sequel ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}} 2: Electric Boogaloo''.
38* In an episode of the ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' animated series, Randall described Dante's relationship as "Caitlin and Dante 2: Electric Boogaloo."
39* In an episode of ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'', [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Bad]] was about to sic "Arrowed 2: Electric Boogaloo" on The Ugly One before realizing he had drawn her too hot to bump off.
40* Also referenced in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' of all things, when Chazz plays "Beatron 2: Electric [[{{Pun}} Bug]]aloo, uhhh, what I meant was Beetle Turbo".
41* Naturally references in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' when Jean-Claude Magnum ends the list of movies he's starred in with "and ''Devil Ninja 2: '''Electric Boogaloo'''''."
42* Used by Kevin Bishop on his Channel 4 sketch show, when spoofing unnecessary sequels: ''Film/SchindlersList 2: Electric Boogaloo''
43* One of the tutorials in ''[[VideoGame/WhatDidIDoToDeserveThisMyLord Badman 2]]'' is titled "Demons 2: Electric Boogaloo".
44* The English adaptation of the ''Pokémon'' manga ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' that roughly follows the plot of the TV show's second volume was ''Electric Pikachu Boogaloo''.
45* In an episode of ''Series/MrShow'', a director is described as "the best thing to come out of Hollywood since sliced bread, not to mention its sequel, Sliced Bread II: Electric Boogaloo."
46* In the GrandFinale of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', Barney reveals that he wrote a sequel to his book of outlandish seduction schemes: “The Playbook II: Electric Bang-a-loo”.
47* ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'''s second episode is titled "Episode Two: Election Blu-Galoo".
48* Music/TheGreatLukeSki has a song about bacon, titled [[http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=42 “Bacon”]]. Devo Spice wrote a parody about Creator/KevinBacon, titled [[http://www.thefump.com/fump.php?id=1039 “Bacon 2: Electric Boogaloo”]].
49* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' parodies this with the title "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo". It was the second episode to feature time travel. It was also the second episode to feature Phineas and Ferb's giant roller coaster. For the record, the original title the creators wanted to go with was "Time Machine 2: Quantum Boogaloo".
50* Parodied [[OverlyLongGag once again]] in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''; the [[InUniverse in-universe]] sequel to ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' has this subtitle.
51* In the ''WebAnimation/HistoryMatters'' video on the Cod Wars between the United Kingdom and Iceland, Cod War II is subtitled "Electric Boogaloo".
52* Music/FiveIronFrenzy named one album ''Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo'' after this trope. It was their ''fourth'' full-length studio album, and the only one to be self-titled. By contrast, their ''actual'' second album is called ''[[ArtifactTitle Our Newest Album Ever]]''.
53* The ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' parodies this by naming a skill for the Disco Bandit class "Disco Dance II: Electric Boogaloo"
54* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' references it. Belkar mentions the possibility for Thanh to become [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0524.html "Miko 2: Electric Bugaloo"]].
55* Referenced in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' of all places. If you finish all the movies in Pokéstar Studios, you get access to your own dressing room containing some old scripts, one of which is ''[[Literature/GulliversTravels Galvantula's Travels]] 2: Eelektrik Boogaloo''.
56* [[Music/DoctorSteel Dr Steel's]] second album was, of course, "Dr Steel II: ''Eclectic'' Boogaloo". The album art, a parody of the poster art for ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo'', also [[http://www.toysoldiersunite.com/images/albums/album_drsteeliieclecticboogaloo.jpg has to be seen to be believed.]]
57* Minus the Bear's first album, ''Highly Refined Pirates'', contains a song called "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo" -- the supposed sequel to the song "Hey Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked" which appeared on their first EP called ''This is What I Know About Being Gigantic''. Remaining true to the form of this trope, the "sequel" is not related to the original at all, and neither song has any correlation to its title.
58* In an issue of the comic book miniseries '''Loners''', Ricochet points out that he's technically the second Ricochet, and refers to himself as "Ricochet 2: Electric Boogaloo."
59* ''Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie'': One of the considered titles for the sequel was ''Ensign 2: Electric Sue-galoo''. While the final product was titled (probably more appropriate to the subject matter) ''Ensign Two: The Wrath of Sue'', the former was used as a [[http://www.interrobangstudios.com/comics-display.php?strip_id=1485 promotional image]]
60* ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' had an update called "Robotic Boogaloo", consisting of mostly robotic-themed items.
61* Referenced in ''WebVideo/TwitchPlaysPokemonRed''. Since the starter was released early on, during most of the run the Mob depended solely on a Pidgeot, who had grown powerful enough to gain the nickname "Bird Jesus". When they captured [[OlympusMons Zapdos]], who was similarly high level and also extremely powerful, one of the most popular nicknames for it was [[http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/704/913/c51.png Bird Jesus 2: Electric Boogaloo]]. (Hilariously enough, [[ShockAndAwe Zapdos is actually an Electric type]]).
62* The Trollpasta Wiki renamed Sonic.exe Round 2 to [[http://trollpasta.wikia.com/wiki/Sonic.exe/Round_2 Sonic.exe 2: Electric Boogaloo]].
63* One of the [[RunningGag many]] fake names OAFE gave for ''Age of Ultron'' was ''[[http://www.oafe.net/blog/2015/09/avengers-2-movie-series-war-machine-review/ Avengers 2: Electric Bugaboo]]''.
64* There was a proposed ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' sequel called ''[[http://www.tor.com/2015/07/03/ghostbusters-3-alternate-movie-plots/ Ghostbusters 3: Electric Gozer-loo]]''
65* In an interview, Ryan Reynolds joked that the crew considered 'Untitled Deadpool Sequel' and 'Deadpool 2: Electric Boogaloo', before settling on ''Film/Deadpool2''.
66* Rational Wiki refers to UsefulNotes/WorldWarII on [[https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/World_War_II its article]] for it as 'Great War II: Electric Boogaloo', among other names.
67* When Ferris from ''Theatre/{{Eugenius}}'' is trying to impress Carrie, he tells her he's an actor working on a movie called "F To The Erris Electric Boogaloo".
68* There's even a RealLife "boogaloo" group of [[ThoseWackyNazis white supremacists trying to start a race war]], [[DressCodedForYourConvenience clad in Hawaiian shirts.]] ("Boogaloo" in this case comes from the notional "Civil War 2: Electric Boogaloo", and the Hawaiian shirts come from [[MemeticMutation a mutation of "boogaloo"]] into "big luau.")
69* In VideoGame/{{Terraria}}, one of the title messages that can appear is ''"Terraria 2: Electric Boogaloo"''.
70* ''Roleplay/FightingSimulator'': The second game is named "Fighting Simulator 2: Electric Boogaloo"; the third game's subtitle, in contrast, is simply just "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Subtitle]]".
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74* The various ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack]]'' installments have suffixed names as well; ''none'' of them are exempt from this, because the first few (''tasogare no udewa densetsu'', ''SIGN'', and the first games) ran at the same time, so there is no true "original".
75* The second series of the ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' TV series was dubbed ''"Manga/AhMyGoddess: Sorezore no Tsubasa"'' ("Many Wings"); the English subtitle is ''Flights of Fancy''. The third [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVA]] was subtitled ''Tatakau Tsubasa'', or "Fighting Wings", and was never released outside of Japan.
76* The second series of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' was ''"Manga/AiYoriAoshi: Enishi"'', ''enishi'' being the word for the [[RedStringOfFate bonds]] [[TrueCompanions between people]].
77* The ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'' movie was followed up by ''Anime/AppleseedExMachina''.
78* The ''Manga/{{Arachnid}}'' sequel is called ''Manga/{{Blattodea}}'' to reflect the new protagonist having a cockroach theme, much like how the spinoff was called ''Manga/{{Caterpillar}}''. Curiously, the title was first unveiled as if it was [[WorkingTitle temporary]].
79* The sequel seasons of ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'' are called ''The Natural'' and ''The Origination''.
80* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}'' started out with the name ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' for two seasons, then followed it up with a third season called ''Bakugan: New Vestroia'', then a fourth season called ''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'' and a fifth called ''Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge''.
81* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'''s second season is called ''CLANNAD ~After Story~'' [[LuckyCharmsTitle (tildes mandatory)]].
82* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' titled its follow-up seasons ''Knight of the Twin Moons'' and ''The Princess' Rondo''. "Rondo" being a musical movement that repeats a key idea three times.
83* The anime of ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' tacked on "2wei" for the second season, and "Herz" for the third. That is, the third season was called ''Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 2wei Herz''. Despite its apparent weirdness, both the base title and its additions make sense: In the ''Franchise/{{Fate|Series}}'' [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} verse]], a girl named Illya uses a "kaleid liner" (a MagicWand[=/=]EmpathicWeapon) to become the MagicalGirl Prisma Illya. Meanwhile, [[GratuitousGerman "2wei" is a play on the German zwei]], meaning two, and a reference to Illya's family's German origins. "Hertz" is German for hearts, and is used because ''2wei Herz'', despite being the third season of the anime, continues to adapt the second part of the original manga that ''2wei'' also covered. The third part of the manga is called ''3rei'', from the German drei, meaning three, and that is what a season of the anime adapting it is called.
84* The second season of ''Manga/{{Freezing}}'' is called ''Freezing Vibration'', which at this moment doesn't make sense.
85* The Japanese name of the second anime adaptation of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is ''Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Fullmetal Alchemist''. They used the English name for the first series as a subtitle for second one. Obviously this would make no sense in English, so it was christened ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''. Which makes even less sense considering that [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 the 2003 anime]] OvertookTheManga and went off on its own tangent about 1/3rd of the way through, and yet carries the same name as the manga, whilst the second anime is based entirely from the manga storyline, but has a different name. Hmm...
86* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' was followed by ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', which in turn was followed by ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'', making it the ''third'' series, not the second. On the other hand, ''Fumoffu'' was more of a side story anthology than a true second chapter. In fact, following the manga reveals that the sidestories in ''Fumoffu'' should have taken place ''during'' the first season, interspersed with the more serious episodes, so it's not really a sequel at all.
87* After the TV series ended, ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' has four OVA sequels: ''11'' (pronounced "Double One" instead of "Eleven") ''Zero'', ''Saga'' and ''Sin''. For example, ''11'' refers to [[MidSeasonUpgrade Asurada's upgrade]] to the even more powerful Super Asurada AKF-11 and the title for 2 consecutive championship wins, and ''Zero'' refers to the SuperMode.
88* The ''Anime/GalaxyAngel'' sequels are named in this order: ''Z'', ''A'', ''AA'', ''S'', ''X''. Just try making sense of that. Not that the order you watch them in [[NegativeContinuity matters the slightest]].
89* The ''VideoGame/GateKeepers'' sequel series is named ''Anime/GateKeepers21''. The story occurs in the 21st century as opposed to the main story, which occurred during 1969.
90* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
91** The clearest example is ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', which begat a whole host of series and {{Alternate Universe}}s, many of which are distinguished by letters, years, or combinations of one or both: ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta (Z) Gundam]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ (Double Zeta)]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam0080WarInThePocket Gundam 0080]]'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamF91'', ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory (V) Gundam]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing (W)]]'', ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', ''Anime/TurnAGundam'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]]'' and its spinoffs, ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'', and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn Gundam Unicorn]]''.
92** ''Z'', ''ZZ'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'' and arguably ''Unicorn'' are in a direct line of sequels to the original series, and if you ignore the huge leaps and new casts so are ''F91'' and ''Victory''. ''0080'' and ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam The 08th MS Team]]'' are side-stories to the original series that take place at the same time, while ''0083'' is considered a sidestory but is technically an interquel taking place between the original series and ''Zeta'', giving a brief origin to the Titans at the end. ''G'', ''X'', ''Turn A'' and ''AGE'' are alternate universe series without any other media besides manga and compilation movies (only for the latter two). ''00'' had a movie, ''[[Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer A Wakening of the Trailblazer]]'', whereas ''Wing'' got an OVA (''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz Endless Waltz]]'') that was later compiled into a movie. ''SEED'' remains the only alternate universe to get a sequel television series, ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny SEED Destiny]]''.
93** It's worth noting that in many cases, the series are named for the latest variant of the eponymous Mobile Suit.
94* ''Anime/HareGuu'' begat two OVA series, ''Haré+Guu DELUXE'' and ''Haré+Guu FINAL''.
95* ''Anime/HellGirl'' has three follow-up seasons, each with a title incorporating its number.
96** Season 2 is ''Hell Girl: Futakomori''. This means something like "The Two Prisoners", but there's no consensus on ''which'' two are intended. They could be Ai and Kikuri, who are both used by [[spoiler:the King of Hell]]; or they could be [[spoiler:Ai's parents, whose souls are held hostage to keep Ai working]]; or they could be "the hater and the hated", a duality that's emphasized in the intro. We don't know.
97** Season 3 is ''Hell Girl: Mitsuganae'', which means "Cauldron of Three". Wanyuudou explains this one for us halfway through. "Hatred, suffering, and envy: like legs of a cauldron, they say these become a support for people's hearts." (Kikuri protests, "They don't say that!")
98** Season 4 is ''Hell Girl: Yoi no Togi'', which means "Fourth Twilight". This is probably a vague reference to how [[spoiler:Michiru]] died and became a lingering ghost: [[spoiler:Out of four children, she was the only survivor of an accident. When the townsfolk killed her in misplaced revenge, she pulled an Ai and destroyed the town.]]
99* The second season of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' is ''Hidamari Sketch x365'' (pronounced "san-roku-go" or "three-six-five"). The third season is "Hidamari Sketch [[LuckyCharmsTitle x***]]" (pronounced "hoshimittsu" or "three stars").
100* The second season of ''Anime/{{Himawari}}'' was differentiated from the first season with the addition of a second exclamation point. As was the second season of ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' and the second season of ''Manga/KOn''
101* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'''s story is split into several parts, with each one given a very Electric Boogaloo-ish title. Starting from [[LongRunners the beginning]] we have: ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Phantom Blood]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'', ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion JoJolion]]'', and ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureTheJOJOLands The JOJOLands]]''.
102* ''Anime/KnightHunters'' does this in both original and dub. The series has two sequels, an OVA and a sequel series; in the original Japanese version, the OVA's two parts are titled ''Weiß Kreuz: Verbrechen'' ("crime") and ''Weiß Kreuz: Strafe'' ("punishment"), and the sequel series is ''Weiß Kreuz: Glühen'' ("glowing" -- in German, "weiß glühen" or "weißglühend" means "white-hot"). The series was dubbed as ''Knight Hunters'', and although the OVA has not been licensed, ''Glühen'' has been released in English as ''Knight Hunters: Eternity''.
103* Similar to ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'' above, ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'''s second season is named ''Little Busters ~ Refrain''. Which makes even less sense as nothing in the anime has anything to do with music or any other definition of refrain. [[spoiler:There is, however, a symbolic meaning in that a refrain is a verse that repeats through a song, and ''Refrain'' is when it's made clear that the characters have been caught in [[GroundhogDayLoop a repeating time loop]].]]
104* TheMovie for ''Franchise/LoveLive'' had the pretty sane title of "Love Live!: The School Idol Movie". When its {{spinoff}} sequel, itself titled ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', got its own movie, that movie received the notably ''less'' sane title of ''Love Live! Sunshine!!: The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow''.
105* ''Franchise/LupinIII'' has a bit of a history with this, due to RecycledTitle and FranchiseDrivenRetitling.
106** The ''New Lupin III'' manga was released in English as ''Lupin III: World's Most Wanted'', and was then promptly cancelled halfway through its run.
107** The second and third ''Anime/LupinIII'' TV series were released in Japan as ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPartII New Lupin III]]'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPartIII''. Since [[Anime/LupinIIIPart1 the first series]] was never released anywhere outside the country (except for Italy) until Discotek released it on DVD in North America in 2012, when most people are talking about "Lupin III", they mean the ''second'' series. The US DVD release acknowledges that it's not the first Lupin series, but none of the animation does. To clarify which series is which, Website/TVTropes uses the FanNickname for the original three series, which identifies the colour of the sports jacket Lupin primarily wears. (Green, Red, and Pink.) ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' was labeled in Japan as "Part 4", ignoring ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'' as it was a separately titled series focusing on, as the title says, Fujiko instead of Lupin (which was tonally different from previously released ''Lupin'' animation). ''Part 4'' has since been followed by a ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPart5 Part 5]]'' and ''[[Anime/LupinIIIPart6 Part 6]]'', which interestingly marked a shift to a more continuity-heavy era in a franchise known for NegativeContinuity.
108* The first three seasons of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' are named as follows: ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' (Season 1), ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' (Season 2), and ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' (Season 3). Currently there are two manga titles that are considered its fourth season, which coincidentally are sort of oddballs in the series itself, namely ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' (a LighterAndSofter TournamentArc starring Nanoha and Fate's adopted daughter Vivio from Season 3) and ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'' (a less popular DarkerAndEdgier series with a male protagonist).
109* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'':
110** ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' was followed by ''Anime/MacrossII''. That was logical enough, but since [[CanonDiscontinuity the series' creators were not consulted for it]], to avoid accepting ''II''[='s=] existence the "official" sequels have followed this trope ever since: ''Anime/MacrossPlus'', ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}'', ''Anime/MacrossZero'', ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', ''Anime/MacrossDelta''. Yes, that's in order.
111** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' is also something of an in universe example. The ''New Macross Class'' long range colony fleets are numbered at least up to eleven (this is where ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}'' gets its title) but at some point after that they start naming them, hence the twenty-fifth fleet is the title ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' Colony Fleet, rather than the Macross 25.
112* ''Anime/MariaHolic'''s second season is called ''Maria†Holic Alive''. While never explained, it's probably a hat-tip to ''Monthly Comic Alive'' for serializing the manga.
113* ''VideoGame/MeineLiebe'' has a second season that goes by the name of ''wieder''. "Meine Liebe wieder" just means "My love again" in (broken) German, so perhaps that's just a case of GratuitousGerman.
114* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' tacked on "Pure".
115* The ''Manga/MinamiKe'' anime was followed by a sequel series called ''Minami-ke: Okawari'' (literally meaning "Seconds") immediately after. A third season, ''Minami-ke: Okaeri'' ("Welcome Home"; it's what people in Japan say when someone else comes home) followed a year after that. Most recently, there was an OVA called ''Minami-ke: Betsubara'' ("second stomach", an idiom used for [[BigEater someone who can eat dessert even after a huge meal]]). The fourth season is called ''Minami-ke: Tadaima'' ("We're Home"; it's what Japanese people say when they themselves return home). Confused yet?
116* ''Anime/MyOtome'':
117** The OVA sequel was named ''Anime/MyOtomeZwei'', the most obvious rationale for which is because "zwei" (German for two) starts with a Z, allowing the logo designers to superimpose it with the Z-like kanji (乙) in the original title. An oddly named ''prequel'' was also later announced, titled ''Anime/MyOtome0Sifr''.
118** In fact, ''My-Otome'' itself qualifies despite not strictly being a sequel, if the original Japanese titles for ''Anime/MyHime'' and ''My-Otome'' are compared (舞-[=HiME=] and 舞-乙[=HiME=], respectively).
119* The ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' anime after the TimeSkip has the new name ''Naruto Shippuden'' (roughly translated: Hurricane Chronicles), even though there was no break between the original series in Japan and this one (as opposed to the manga where it was just ''Naruto: Part II''). Was mostly likely done to notify that the 85 {{filler}} episodes were over.
120* The second season of ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'' had ''Zoku'' tacked on to the beginning of its name, similar to the second season of ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''.
121* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
122** ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone'' and ''Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance''.
123** And in 2012, ''Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo''. The aptly-named finale, ''Evangelion: Final'', was originally set to be released in 2015. And actually named ''Evangelion 3.0+10'', after ScheduleSlip and the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic reared its heads in, was released in 2021.
124** At the end of the DVDCommentary for '' The End of Evangelion'', Creator/TaliesinJaffe and Jason C. Lee joke about the (un)likelihood of ''Eva 2: Electric Boogaloo'', which now that the ''Rebuild'' films and in particular the increasingly popular "sequel theory" exist is particularly HilariousInHindsight.
125* The second season of ''[[Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Haiyore! Nyarko-San]]'' is called ''Haiyore! Nyarko-San W'' in yet another of the series' many {{toku}}satsu references (this time to ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W]]''). The precursor flash series also used this trope, with ''Haiyoru! Nyarani'' followed by ''Haiyoru! Nyarani Remember my Love(craft-sensei)''.
126* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' was renewed four times, and the following seasons were called ''Ojamajo Doremi # (Sharp)'', ''Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi'', ''Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan!'' and ''Ojamajo Doremi Naisho'', respectively.
127* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
128** The anime is notable for the fact it gets a new subtitle every season starting with Season 3 in the dub version. The original Japanese series has only changed its name twice. ''Pocket Monsters'' added the subtitle ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Advanced Generation]]'' when it began the storyline based on the ''Pokémon'' games released for the Platform/GameBoyAdvance (''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald]]''). The subtitle then changed to ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Diamond & Pearl]]'' when the storyline became based on [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl said games]], although it adapted elements of ''[[UpdatedRerelease Platinum]]'' and the DS remakes of [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver the Gen II]] games as well. [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite The adaptation]] for ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' takes the cake, though, for being subtitled ''Best Wishes!''
129** The [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries original]] ''Pocket Monsters'' was dubbed as ''Pokémon'' for two seasons, then was subtitled with ''The Johto Journeys'', ''Johto League Champions'' and finally ''Master Quest'', one season each.
130** The seasons based on ''Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation'' was subtitled ''Advanced'', ''Advanced Challenge'', ''Advanced Battle'', and ''Battle Frontier''
131** The seasons based on ''Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl'' is subtitled as ''Diamond and Pearl'', ''Diamond and Pearl Battle Dimension'', ''Diamond and Pearl Galactic Battles'', and ''Diamond and Pearl Sinnoh League Victors''
132** ''Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!'' is dubbed as ''Pokémon Black and White'', ''Pokémon Black and White: Rival Destinies'' (Season 15), and ''Pokémon Black and White: Adventures In Unova and Beyond'' (Season 16).
133** The DVD releases remedied the problem for the first two seasons: Season 1 is now "Indigo League" and Season 2 is now "Adventures on the Orange Islands."
134* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
135** The second season of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' had ''[=MaX=] Heart'' tacked onto the end of the title. Similarly, ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' continued with the rather punny ''[[OneTwoThreeFourGo Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo]]''.
136** Similarly, the ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' series is like this. The original five-minute short was just called "Pretty Cure All Stars". When it became a movie franchise, it became "Pretty Cure All Stars DX". When they rebooted the franchise, it became "Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage".
137* The first season of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' was technically a separate show from Seasons 2 through 7 which was called ''Ranma ½: Nettohen''.
138* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'''s second season is titled ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire Capu2'', a play on the onomatopoeia "[[KissOfTheVampire kapuchuu~]]".
139* ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ'':
140** ''Saber Marionette J Again'' and ''Saber Marionette J to X''. The logical follow-up ''Saber Marionette X'' never made it to an AnimatedAdaptation, however. There was also a ''Saber Marionette R''.
141** Some of the suffixes actually make sense. The "J" stands for Japoness, one of the six nations (yes, {{Wutai}}, a clone of Medieval Japan) and the main theater in the first series. The "Again" is just an OVA follow-up. The "X" stands for Xian, another nation (representing China), which plays some role in ''J-X'', and the "R" stands for Romana (representing Italy), the center of the R series.
142** ''J to X'' can also refer to [[spoiler:the X chromosome]] since this season deals a lot with the marionettes' desires to [[spoiler:[[BecomeARealBoy become human girls]]]].
143* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
144** Seasons 2 through 5 of [[Anime/SailorMoon the anime]] are titled ''Sailor Moon R'' (nobody can agree what this stands, with popular choices being either "Romance" or "Returns"), ''Sailor Moon S'' (Super), ''Sailor Moon [=SuperS=]'' (i.e. multiple supers), and ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars''. And while not official, many fans call the original series ''Sailor Moon Classic''.
145** The [[CompletelyDifferentTitle Italian dub]] goes balls to the wall with fancy subtitles. Starting from R on, we get ''Sailor Moon - La Luna Splende'' ("The Moon Shines"), ''Sailor Moon e il Cristallo del Cuore'' ("Sailor Moon and the Heart Crystal"), ''Sailor Moon e il Mistero dei Sogni'' ("Sailor Moon and the Mystery of Dreams"), and ''Petali di Stelle per Sailor Moon'' ("Star Petals for Sailor Moon"). At least, from S on [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin they're indicative]], if in a needlessly flowery way, of the general theme of the current season.
146** Then there's the 2014 anime series, a ContinuityReboot named ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''. While jokes ensued about possible sequels being named after that [[StealthPun gem]], the second and third seasons saw no changes to the titling. Instead, [[Manga/SailorMoon the manga's]] final two arcs would each receive two-part theatrical adaptations for the ''Crystal'' continuity, ''Anime/SailorMoonEternal'' and ''Anime/SailorMoonCosmos'' respectively.
147* The manga ''Gensoumaden Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'' became ''Saiyuki Reload'' when it switched magazines; the anime also included this distinction, as the second anime series was produced quite some time after the first one ended, and the animation and artwork styles between the two are noticeably different. The anime then took this a step further, by producing the final season as ''Saiyuki Reload GUNLOCK.'' There's also the movie ''Saiyuki Requiem'', and the OAV, ''Saiyuki Reload -burial-''.
148* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' was quickly followed by a second season, with the full title ''(Zoku:) Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei'', where ''Zoku'' is a dictionary term used to designate slang words and vulgarities, but is also a pun on the word for "continuation". Then there's the OVA, ''Goku: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei'', where ''Goku'' means "prison." And a third season, ''Zan'' this time.
149* ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'' and ''SHUFFLE! Memories'', though most fans [[FanonDiscontinuity discard]] ''Memories'' as a sequel because Episodes 1-11 were merely thematic recaps of each character's relationship with Rin a la ''VisualNovel/ToHeart2'', with Episode 12 being the only episode having [[{{Fanservice}} original material]].
150* ''Manga/ShugoChara'' went with ''Shugo Chara Doki''. "Doki" is the Japanese word for a heartbeat sound. Also, ''Shugo Chara Party''.
151* ''Literature/SisterPrincess'''s anime adaptation was later followed up by ''Literature/SisterPrincess Repure''.
152* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'':
153** For the TV anime adaptation, seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 were named ''NEXT'', ''TRY,'' ''REVOLUTION'' and ''EVOLUTION-R'' respectively.
154** [[TheMovie The movies]] are titled ''Slayers Perfect'', ''Slayers Return'', ''Slayers Great'', ''Slayers Gorgeous'', and ''Slayers Premium''.
155** The OVA prequels are titled ''Slayers Excellent'' and ''Slayers Special''.
156** The original novels are titled ''Slayers Special'', ''Slayers Smash'', ''Slayers Delicious'', and ''Slayers VS Orphen''.
157** Tha manga adaptations are named ''Slayers Medieval Mayhem'', ''Slayers Super-Explosive Demon Story'', ''Slayers Special'', ''Slayers Premium'', ''Slayers Knight of the Aqualord'', ''Slayers Revolution'', ''Slayers Evolution-R'' and ''Slayers Legend''.
158** The radio dramas are named ''Slayers Extra'', ''Slayers N'extra'', ''Slayers Premium'', ''Slayers VS Orphen'', and ''The Return of Slayers Ex''.
159** The video games were ''Slayers Royal'' for Platform/SegaSaturn, ''Slayers Royal 2'' for Platform/SegaSaturn and Platform/PlayStation, ''Slayers Wonderful'' for [=PlayStation=].
160* The second half of the ''Manga/SorcererHunters'' anime was initially released by Creator/ADVFilms as "Spell Wars" and marketed as a separate sequel series; both halves were released as a single series on DVD.
161* The manga versions of ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' and ''Shin Tenchi Muyo'' (New Tenchi Muyo), released in English as "All-New" Tenchi Muyo. This is not to be confused with the ''anime'' versions, which are ''Anime/TenchiMuyoRyoOhki'', ''Tenchi Muyo TV'' (or ''Anime/TenchiUniverse'' in the US) and a completely-unrelated-to-the-manga ''Shin Tenchi Muyo'' (which was ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'' in the US).
162* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew a la Mode'' where "a la mode" is supposedly used in the sense "with ice cream" and refers to the signature color of the new team leader.
163* Although not another season, ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' had two sets of [=OAVs=] released. The first was titled ''Tsubasa TOKYO REVELATIONS'', and the second was ''Tsubasa Shunraiki''. Other than to differentiate them from the original animated series another production company had been given the rights to ''Tsubasa'' after Creator/{{CLAMP}} was displeased with Creator/BeeTrain's work on the television series.
164* ''Literature/VampireHunterD'':
165** In Japan, the 1985 film was known as ''Kyuuketsuki Hunter D''. When they released a second film 15 years later, they simply titled it ''Vampire Hunter D'' in Japan. To avoid confusion, the second film was retitled ''Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' for its English release.
166** In Japan, the 2nd film is referred to as ''Vampire Hunter D: TheMovie'', as it was released theatrically. The first ''Vampire Hunter D'' was an OVA.
167* ''Manga/VampireKnight'', and its second season, ''Vampire Knight Guilty''. This one probably happened because Japanese people [[GratuitousEnglish really like the word "guilty"]] (''Anime/GuiltyCrown'', ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear''...).
168* ''Manga/WanganMidnight'' spawned two sequels, ''[[RecycledTitle Wangan Midnight: C1 Runner]]'' and ''Ginkai's Speed Star'', with the latter without the ''Wangan Midnight'' name.
169* The second season of ''[[Manga/{{Wagnaria}} WORKING!]]'' is called ''WORKING'!!''[[note]]Which would be pronounced "WORKING DASH!!"[[/note]]
170* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' has several [[SpinOff spin-offs]], all of which with their own odd titles. However, these titles tend to be important in the setting somehow, and it always results in a TitleDrop.
171** The ''Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries'' was just named "''Yu-Gi-Oh!''". The ''popular and well-known'' series, which is also the sequel, is named ''[[Anime/YuGiOh Yu-Gi-Oh!: Duel Monsters]]'' in Japan after the PlotTumor.
172** The {{interquel}} manga ''Manga/YuGiOhR'' takes place between the Battle City Arc and Millennium World.
173** The first SpinOff -- and proper sequel -- is called ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]''. It stands for "Generation Next", but it also refers to the [=GeneX=] tournament that happens in the second season.
174** Third -- and even more loosely connected -- is ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds 5D's]]''. It stands for "five dragons", and it's both a reference to the [[MacGuffin five Signer Dragons]] and the name of the Turbo Dueling team the characters form.
175** Fourth series, ''[[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' came with a huge ContinuitySnarl, as it references the events of ''DM'' and ''GX'', but there's absolutely no hint of ''[=5D=]'s''. In this case, "ZEXAL" is the GoldenSuperMode that Yuma obtains.
176** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhArcV ARC-V]]'' can be seen as somewhat of a subversion, since one of the meanings behind "Arc V" is "Story Arc 5" (and if you count the aforementioned Season 0 and ''Duel Monsters'' as one show, ''Arc V'' is the fifth ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' series). However, this trope is played completely straight when it's [[TheReveal revealed]] that [[spoiler:Arc-V is a giant machine meant to fuse the four dimensions together and create the fifth one, all powered by LifeEnergy]].
177** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS VRAINS]]'', the title of the sixth series, stands for [[FunWithAcronyms Virtual Reality Artificial Intelligence Network System]]. All the duels take place in there.
178** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhSEVENS SEVENS]]'' averts this trope, appropriately being the seventh series.
179* The second season of ''Manga/YuruYuri'' is named [[LuckyCharmsTitle YuruYuri]]♪♪ (apparently pronounced ''Fuwa Fuwa Yuru Yuri'').
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183* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
184** The TCG publishes "Core Sets," collections which provide a foundation of basic cards for players to build off of. These Core Sets were called "Limited," "Unlimited" (which [[NonIndicativeName went out of print relatively quickly]]), "Revised," then switched to numbers (4th Edition - 10th Edition), and ''then'' switched to model years ('10, '11, etc., through to '15), and ''then'' came the seventeenth core set, "Magic Origins", which was intended to be the final core set at time of publication... but three more core sets have been published since, starting with Magic 2019 (released July ''2018'').
185** Just to add to the confusion, there is both a 10th edition and a Magic 2010 (though at least one uses the Roman numeral X as its symbol, the other a stylized "M10" icon).
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187
188[[folder:Comic Books]]
189* ''ComicBook/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns''[[note]]Technically the name of the original mini-series was just ''Batman: The Dark Knight'', with only the first issue carrying "Returns" in the title.[[/note]] was followed up years later with ''ComicBook/TheDarkKnightStrikesAgain''. In the same decade, it received a prequel known as ''ComicBook/AllStarBatmanAndRobinTheBoyWonder'', or ''[[UnfortunateNames/ComicBooks ASBAR]]'' for short. Then there was a sequel, ''ComicBook/{{Dark Knight III|TheMasterRace}}: [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything The Master Race]]''. Not to mention the book even Creator/DCComics refused to publish (which used an unlicensed ripoff to get around that), ''ComicBook/HolyTerror'', which is ''ASBAR'' filtered through... well, just go look at that page.
190* ''The Eyeball Kid'' miniseries by Eddie Campbell was later subsumed into its spin-off, ''Bacchus''.
191* The miniseries ''Kev'' was followed by ''More Kev'', ''The Magnificent Kevin'' and, finally, ''A Man Named Kev''.
192* The earliest ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'' albums went: ''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets'', ''Tintin in the Congo'', ''Tintin in America'' and... ''Cigars of the Pharaoh''. From that point on, though, the "Tintin in Geographic Location" formula was discarded for many years until ''Tintin in Tibet''.
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195[[folder:Fan Works]]
196* In addition to a reference to the Trope Namer above, ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' has another InUniverse example: "Tornado Sharks 2: I Think Things Just Got A Little More Windy".
197* The sequel to the ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' crossover ''Fanfic/DantesNightAtFreddys'' was confirmed to be named ''Dante's Night at Freddy's 2: Animatronic Boogaloo'' in reference to this trope.
198* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gorJsFbiq4A video spoof]] of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'' is aptly named ''[[ColonCancer Dragon Age: Origins: Awakening: Part 1: Genesis]]''.
199* The sequel to ''Literature/TheIntercontinentalUnionOfDisgustingCharacters'' is titled ''The Sick Kids.'' And the sequel to that is called ''The Intercontinental Proliferation of Disgusting Characters.''
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202[[folder:Films — Animation]]
203* ''WesternAnimation/ACarsLifeSparkysBigAdventure'' was followed by ''Car's Life 2'' [[InvertedTrope with no subtitle]]. [[ZigZaggedTrope the third and fourth films had subtitles of]] ''The Royal Heist'' and ''Junkyard Blues'', respectively.
204* The ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' sequels did this. ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' wasn't such a bad title, the later direct-to-video titles became just a ''little'' too long; ''An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' and ''An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster''.
205* The sequel to ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'' is called ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRunDawnOfTheNugget''.
206* Creator/{{Disney}}:
207** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' has two such sequels: ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' and ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves''
208** ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' is followed by a CompilationMovie, ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisMilosReturn''.
209** ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' also has two. The first is the holiday {{interquel}}, ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas''. The second is ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastBellesMagicalWorld'', a CompilationMovie consisting of material from an aborted animated spinoff.
210** For ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', there's ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'' which, like ''Belle's Magical World'', is a compilation remnants of an abandoned television series. A second sequel was eventually released, entitled ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime''.
211** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' has a sequel called ''WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove''.
212** The sequel to ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' is called ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie''.
213** The follow-up to ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTramp'' is called ''WesternAnimation/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure''.
214** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' has a 2005 direct sequel called ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch2StitchHasAGlitch''. However, it's actually [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch the franchise's]] ''third'' film and an {{interquel}}. The ''2'' is referring to the fact that it is ''chronologically'' the second film in the franchise, not the second ''released''; ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'' (an odd title in itself, but that was [[ArtifactTitle for unintentional reasons]]) was released first in 2003. Going further, ''Lilo & Stitch 2'' is also the only film in the franchise to receive a subtitle, which RhymesOnADime here. Oddly enough, the subtitle ''Stitch Has a Glitch'' does not appear within the film itself, which suggests that it was a marketing decision for the video release.
215** The first sequel to ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' is ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''. The second is the POVSequel ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingOneAndAHalf''. Some foreign countries entitle the third movie as ''The Lion King 3''.
216** Both follow-ups to ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'': The first is ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'', and the second is an {{interquel}} ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning''.
217** ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' and ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure''.
218** ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' and later ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand''.
219** The sequel to ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' is called ''WesternAnimation/PocahontasIIJourneyToANewWorld''.
220** ''WesternAnimation/TarzanII'' is an {{interquel}}; this is especially strange considering ''Tarzan and Jane'' was released several years before, and ''that'' was a CompilationMovie of three episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan''.
221** ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph''[='=]s sequel was initially titled ''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2'', which was not only long, but it made the phrase "Wreck-It Ralph 2" the subtitle. [[SubvertedTrope However,]] Creator/{{Disney}} decided months before its release to just drop the subtitle altogether, making the film's final name just ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet''. It still sort of counts for this trope as the phrase "break the internet" had [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece fallen out of style]] by the time the movie came out.
222* The sequel to ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' is very appropriately titled ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart''.
223* Roughly 13 years after the release of ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', it gets the sequel called ''Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate''. It's also described as [[PilotMovie a pilot to the upcoming TV series]] ''Megamind Rules!''
224* All ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' movies starting with the fifth one: ''Anime/PokemonHeroes''.
225* ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'':
226** ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' is followed by ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2'', ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'', and ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter''. They originally wanted to title the fourth film ''Shrek Goes Fourth'', followed by ''Shrek Pleads the Fifth'', but after ''Third'' underperformed, they decided to wrap things up with the fourth one.
227** The spin-off ''WesternAnimation/{{Puss in Boots|2011}}'' is followed by ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish''.
228* Both sequels to ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''. Chronologically, the first is ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToasterToTheRescue'' and the second is ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToasterGoesToMars''.
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231[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
232* The sequel to ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' was the aptly titled ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel''.
233* The ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' film series goes: ''Film/{{Alien}}'', ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', ''[[Film/{{Alien 3}} Alien³]]'' [[note]]Yes, "Alien to the third power", NOT "Alien 3"[[/note]], and ''Film/AlienResurrection''. The SpinOff Prequel is called ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''... and followed by a sequel returning with the franchise name, ''Film/AlienCovenant''.
234* The ''American Pie'' films: ''Film/AmericanPie'', ''Film/AmericanPie2'' ... then ''Film/AmericanWedding''.
235** Although the international release was called ''American Pie: The Wedding''.
236** The subsequent direct-to-DVD films then went back to the original ''Pie'' name but replaced the numbers with subtitles (''Film/AmericanPiePresentsBandCamp'', ''Film/AmericanPiePresentsTheNakedMile'' and ''Film/AmericanPiePresentsBetaHouse'').
237** And now going back to the original cast with ''Film/AmericanReunion''. (Which was retitled ''American Pie: Reunion'' in the international release.)
238* When Christopher Nolan gave the Batman films a ContinuityReboot with ''Film/BatmanBegins'', the film's title appeared to be following the format set by the earlier Burton/Schumacher series (''Film/{{Batman|1989}}'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'', ''Film/BatmanForever'' and ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''[[note]]with the cancelled fifth installment ''Batman Unchained''[[/note]]). Then the sequel to ''Film/BatmanBegins'' was titled ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. Followed by ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. A new continuity went by ''Film/TheBatman2022'', so what will follow is up in the air.
239* ''{{Film/Beetlejuice}}'''s sequel is entitled ''Film/BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice''. Combine the two titles (or deduce the most likely title of a third movie based on this pattern), and you get "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice", the words needed to free or seal the titular character.
240* Both ''Film/BladeRunner'' and ''Film/WonderWoman2017'' were followed by a movie where the number after the title was the year it was set in, ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' and ''Film/WonderWoman1984''.
241* The [[BroadStrokes loose]] sequel to ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' is just called ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''. In between was ''Film/BirdsOfPrey2020'', which was more of a spin-off following Harley Quinn after the events of ''Suicide Squad''. This one was originally titled [[TheFantasticTropeOfWonderousTitles "Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn"]], but the marketing was changed to [[SpotlightStealingTitle "Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey"]] due to many people who were fans of Harley from ''Suicide Squad'' not knowing who the Birds of Prey were. It doesn't help that Harley is the main character of the movie, and the Birds of Prey aren't technically formed until the very end.
242* ''Film/JasonBourne'' has become the first film from ''Film/TheBourneSeries'' not using the MadLibThrillerTitle scheme ''The Bourne [X]''.
243* ''Film/Breakin2ElectricBoogaloo'' is the TropeNamer. "Electric boogaloo" at least has the excuse of being a style of dance. ''Breakin' 2'' had its own sequel, ''Rappin[='=]'', which was known in some regions as the completely nonsensical ''Breakdance 3: Electric Boogalee'' to [[RhymesOnADime keep the rhyme]].
244* ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick'', has somewhat different issues. It all started with the 2000 film ''Film/PitchBlack''. This was followed by a sequel called ''Film/{{The Chronicles of Riddick|2004}}'' in 2004 and an accompanying video game and animated special subtitled ''VideoGame/EscapeFromButcherBay'' and ''WesternAnimation/DarkFury'', respectively. A second video game subtitled ''VideoGame/AssaultOnDarkAthena'' was released in 2009. All other entries aside from the second film at least style themselves as "The Chronicles of Riddick: Title of Entry", even ''Pitch Black'' retroactively. This is set to be followed by a third theatrical film in 2013 simply called ''Film/{{Riddick}}''. Word is still out on how this will play out, since it has also been called ''The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking'' by the creators.
245* Apparently, deciding to make a sequel to ''Film/{{Cube}}'' wasn't silly enough. They had to call the sequel ''Film/Cube2Hypercube''. Which is surprisingly a real geometric term, not something the creators just made up because it sounded cool, although that certainly factored into picking the title. The third movie was called ''Film/CubeZero''.
246* In order, ''Film/DieHard'', ''Film/DieHard2'' (with the tagline/unofficial subtitle ''Die Harder''), ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'', ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' -- which was released outside the US as ''Die Hard 4.0'' -- and ''Film/AGoodDayToDieHard''. Can ''Die Hard [[Franchise/JamesBond Another Day]]'' or ''[[Music/{{Wings}} Live and Let]] Die Hard'' be far behind? In French, ''Piège de cristal''[[note]]Crystal Trap[[/note]], ''58 minutes pour vivre''[[note]]58 Minutes (in order) To Live[[/note]], and ''Une journée en enfer''[[note]]A Day In Hell[[/note]] -- and going the ColonCancer way with ''[[GratuitousEnglish Die Hard]] 4: Retour en enfer''[[note]]Return to Hell[[/note]]. In the European Spanish version, the first film was called "La jungla de cristal" (The Glass Jungle). Of course, the second one is "La jungla de cristal 2" while the third one is "La jungla de cristal 3: la venganza". The fourth film bettered it by removing the "glass" part of it and was called "La jungla 4.0", and the second and third films' names were retranslated as simply "La jungla 2" and "La jungla 3" (with the relevant sub-titles) in DVD releases.
247* ''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow'' is planned to have a follow-up titled ''Live Die Repeat and Repeat'', a longer version of the first movie's {{tagline}}, "Live. Die. Repeat." The ''Edge of Tomorrow'' DVD/Blu-Ray cover already displayed that phrase in larger text than the movie's name, so incorporating it in the sequel's title probably targets viewers who actually read it as the name, and/or thought it sounded more intriguing than ''Edge of Tomorrow''.
248* ''Film/TheExorcist'' was followed by ''Film/ExorcistIITheHeretic'' and ''Film/TheExorcistIII'', then got prequels in both ''Film/ExorcistTheBeginning'' (done by Creator/RennyHarlin after Paul Schrader's film was relegated to TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment) and ''Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist'' (Schrader's film), the last of which is probably the only movie in history to have a declarative statement in the title informing you that it's a sequel/prequel to another film.
249* ''Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious'' franchise takes this to the point of absurdity, as ''no two movies'' use the same numbering system. It goes ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious2001 The Fast and the Furious]]'', ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'', ''Film/TheFastAndTheFuriousTokyoDrift'', ''Film/FastAndFurious'', ''Film/FastFive'' (known as ''Fast & Furious 5'' in the UK), ''Film/FastAndFurious6'', ''Film/Furious7'', ''Film/TheFateOfTheFurious'', ''Film/HobbsAndShaw'', ''Film/{{F9}}'', and then ''Film/FastX''. Just to confuse things further, every film between ''Tokyo Drift'' and ''Furious 7'' are {{interquel}}s chronologically fitting between ''2 Fast'' and ''Tokyo Drift'', and the main characters are inconsistent across the series as well.
250* After two numbered sequels, the fourth ''Film/FinalDestination'' movie - in somewhat of a similar vein to what happened to ''The Fast And The Furious'' series is called '''''[[Film/FinalDestination4 The]]''' [[Film/FinalDestination4 Final Destination]]''. And yes, it's not a {{Remake}}/[[ContinuityReboot Reboot]] either. The following film, ''Film/FinalDestination5'', went back to numbering.
251* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'': When ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' spawned a sequel, it was simply titled ''Film/GhostbustersII''. [[DevelopmentHell Then, plans for a third Ghostbusters film stalled for years]] before seemingly ending with the death of Creator/HaroldRamis in 2014 (though many fans viewed [[VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame the 2009 video game]], which reunited the 4 Ghostbusters along with several other actors, as the honorary third film). before it was announced that Columbia would make a {{Gender Flip}}ed reboot, which was simply titled ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}}'' (which is often called ''Ghostbusters: Answer the Call'' or ''Ghostbusters 2016'' to distinguish it from the original), which was a critical and financial disappointment. [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell Finally, they produced an]] UnReboot titled ''Film/GhostbustersAfterlife'', which featured a new cast, along with most of the surviving stars of the original in supporting roles. This was a hit and spawned its own sequel, ''Film/GhostbustersFrozenEmpire''.
252* The ''Franchise/MonsterVerse'' branch of [[LongRunners long-running]] ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' movies doesn't bother with numbering the movies following up after ''[[Film/Godzilla2014 the 2014 Godzilla installment]]'', just like numerous original Japanese productions before it. The follow-ups are named as such: ''Film/KongSkullIsland'', ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'', and ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire''.
253* ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'':
254** The first 5 films were ordered numerically [[StoppedNumberingSequels until]] 1995's ''Film/HalloweenTheCurseOfMichaelMyers''. The following film was then titled ''Film/HalloweenH20TwentyYearsLater'', killing two birds with one stone by commemorating the franchise's 20th anniversary while also making you think of the molecular composition of water. The only follow-up [[Film/Halloween2007 before a reboot]] was ''Film/HalloweenResurrection''.
255** An alternative tagline to ''H20'' even makes a humorous allusion to it: '''''"Blood is thicker than water"'''''.
256** ''Film/Halloween2018'' is a direct sequel to the 1978 original, ignoring any other sequels, but has the same title as the original, giving the impression it's another remake. It was followed by ''Film/HalloweenKills'', and then ''Film/HalloweenEnds'', with the intent of finishing the series.
257** Also, ''Film/Halloween4TheReturnOfMichaelMyers'' is not a sequel to ''Film/HalloweenIIISeasonOfTheWitch'', but to ''Film/HalloweenII1981'', due to ''III'' having been a dropped experiment in switching to an anthology format.
258* Film/HammerHorror is the patron saint of this trope. Their ''Film/HorrorOfDracula'' begat ''Film/TheBridesOfDracula'', followed up with ''Film/DraculaPrinceOfDarkness'', which brought ''Film/DraculaHasRisenFromTheGrave'', and so on.
259** These, of course, were following in the footsteps of the older Franchise/UniversalHorror (''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'', ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', ''Film/TheGhostOfFrankenstein'').
260* Oh dear, the ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' series. ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening, Film/HighlanderIIITheSorcerer, Film/HighlanderEndgame'' and ''Film/HighlanderTheSource''... Depending on what you count, those make up ''at minimum'' three different continuities.
261* ''Film/HotShots'' was followed by ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux''. Note that the announcer in the trailers specifically pronounced that "Deux" the way many English speakers trying to speak French would: "Duh".
262* The sequel to ''Film/TheHowling'' has two different subtitles, both equally ridiculous: ''[[Film/HowlingIIStirbaWerewolfBitch Stirba: Werewolf Bitch]]'' and ''Your Sister Is A Werewolf''. Shame that they didn't catch on.
263* ''Kingsman'' franchise had a good start with first two movies, ''Film/KingsmanTheSecretService'' and ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle''. The third installment, however, serves as the prequel and bears the name of ''Film/TheKingsMan''. And that's not counting the upcoming follow-up movies called ''Kingsman: The Blue Blood'' and ''The King's Man: The Traitor King'', as well as distantly connected spin-off installment called ''Film/{{Argylle}}''.
264* Rian Johnson's hit thriller ''Film/KnivesOut'' got a sequel in 2022 titled ''Film/GlassOnionAKnivesOutMystery''. The subtitle for the latter is usually ommited in promotional materials. Even the movie itself shows only ''Glass Onion'' part.
265* UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} franchise ''Krrish'' films, in order: ''Film/KoiMilGaya'', ''Krrish'' and ''Krrish 3''. Creator/HrithikRoshan, the main star, even said that they decided the name of the third film by taking cues from the ''Rambo'' series.
266* After almost 20 years since its release, ''Film/LordOfWar'' is slated to be followed by 2024 sequel called ''Lords of War''.
267* Steven Soderbergh's ''Film/MagicMike'' has two sequels titled ''Film/MagicMikeXXL'' and ''Film/MagicMikesLastDance''.
268* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse only used NumberedSequels for ''Film/IronMan'' and ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' (and in the latter it's ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', alluding to how one of the main characters likes mixtapes), and thus all follow-ups in the {{Modular Franchise}}s use subtitles. A big case is Spider-Man, who in [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy previous]] [[Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan iterations]] only had numbered movies, and then the MCU instead had subtitles with a single word shared between them: ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' and ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.
269* ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'': ''Film/TheMummy1999'' was followed by ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' and then ''Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor''. ''The Mummy Returns'' spawned a prequel: ''Film/TheScorpionKing'', which in turn spawned a prequel of its own and yet another [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781896/ sequel]]).
270* The full title of the first ''Film/TheNakedGun'' movie is ''The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'', to identify it as a TV-movie spin-off of ''Series/PoliceSquad''. The sequels were numbered "2½: The Smell of Fear" and "33⅓: The Final Insult," spoofing both this and NumberedSequels (which led to ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'' jokingly wondering how the second film incorporates half the plot from the third, and where the other 31 ''Naked Gun'' movies can be found). Subsequent to the release of ''Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult'', long before speculation of a continuation gave way to the concept of the inevitable reboot, the unmade fourth installment was tentatively titled "Naked Gun 5." Also bandied about -- "Naked Gun 4 Score: And 3 Sequels Ago". Sadly impossible due to Creator/LeslieNielsen's death.
271* ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' followed by ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfTheLivingDead'' as separate branches, followed respectively by ''Film/DayOfTheDead1985'' and ''Film/ReturnOfTheLivingDeadPartII,'' and so forth. And then there are the Italian {{Dolled Up Installment}}s, ''Film/Zombi2''/''Zombie Flesh Eaters'' and sequels. Creator/GeorgeARomero at least started to follow a form. Night. Dawn. Day. Then he came with... ''Film/LandOfTheDead''? Then ''Film/DiaryOfTheDead''. And ''Film/SurvivalOfTheDead''.
272* The original ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' films never used numbers. The first three films all had completely separate titles (''Film/{{The Pink Panther|1963}}'', ''Film/AShotInTheDark'' and ''Film/InspectorClouseau''). Then the fourth film (''Film/TheReturnOfThePinkPanther'') reintroduced the Pink Panther diamond, and after that all the sequels worked the phrase "Pink Panther" into their titles even when the actual Pink Panther diamond didn't figure in their plots (with ''Film/SonOfThePinkPanther'' being a particularly nonsensical title). Then the ContinuityReboot with Steve Martin started numbering its sequels, with no subtitle. Keeping all nine films in order can be tricky.
273* The ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' film series: ''Film/{{Predator}}'', ''Film/Predator2'', ''Film/{{Predators}}'', ''Film/ThePredator'' and ''Film/{{Prey|2022}}''.
274* If there is a more iconic example than the Hammer/Universal series, it would have to be ''Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes''. They started with ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968'', followed by ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/ConquestOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', and finally ''Film/BattleForThePlanetOfTheApes''. Then there was a more or less standalone [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes2001 remake under the original title]], followed by a reboot/prequel(?) series which are, in order, ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', ''Film/DawnOfThePlanetOfTheApes'', and ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes''. We'd try to explain the ''internal'' chronology, but that way lies madness.
275* The ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' series: ''Film/FirstBlood'', ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII'', ''Film/RamboIII'', ''Film/{{Rambo|IV}}'' (known in other regions as ''Rambo IV'' or ''John Rambo''), and ''Film/RamboLastBlood''. Yes, ''in that order''. In Brazil, the second film is called ''Rambo II - A Missão''. Since then, "A Missão" ("The Mission") has become the Brazilian equivalent of "Electric Boogaloo." The same goes for the Italian title of the second film, ''Rambo II - La Vendetta'' ("The Revenge"), which was often used to mock bad sequels.
276* The first five ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' sequels are numbered. The sixth is simply titled ''Film/RockyBalboa''. And it was followed by a SpinOffspring of sorts in ''Film/{{Creed|2015}}'' (Rocky training the son of his rival-turned-friend), which itself had two numbered sequels (with the fourth entering development as of 2024).
277* Considered titles to ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow's'' sequel were ''Rocky Horror Shows His Heels'' and ''The Brad And Janet Show'' but they ended up naming it ''Film/ShockTreatment'' after one of its songs.
278* Another movie that inexplicably felt the need for such a subtitle would be ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne''. The third goes [[HereWeGoAgain somewhat meta]] - ''Film/Sharknado3OhHellNo''. The remaining films continued the self-aware subtitles: ''Film/SharknadoThe4thAwakens'', ''Film/Sharknado5GlobalSwarming'', and especially the final entry to the franchise, ''Film/TheLastSharknadoItsAboutTime''.
279* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' has gone through several title formats as the source material changed:
280** The movies based on ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries The Original Series]]'' started with ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture'' and were thereafter numbered with clear and consistent Roman numerals: ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan'', ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'', ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'', ''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier'' and ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''.
281** Subsequent movies based on ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration The Next Generation]]'' were not numbered: ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'', ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'', ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'' and ''Film/StarTrekNemesis''.
282** The 2009 film is just called ''Film/{{Star Trek|2009}}'' with no qualifier or subtitle, because it takes place in a different continuity. Its sequel is called ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', with no colon (meaning it's pronounced Star '''Trek Into Darkness''' -- that's an awkward title in its own right). And the third in that series is ''Film/StarTrekBeyond''.
283** On the early theatrical prints, the second movie's opening title said simply "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", presumably to help people forget the first film. The "II" was added later in the theatrical run (though the film was promoted as "Star Trek II" from fairly early on).
284** Curiously, for several years the only print of the fourth movie doing the rounds in the UK had the title card ''The Voyage Home: Star Trek IV'', although no-one actually called it that. (BrazilPortugal also inverted the 12th movie, called there ''Além da Escuridão[[note]]Beyond the Darkness[[/note]]: Star Trek'')
285** The ''Next Gen'' films don't continue the numbering to differentiate between their films and the original cast (and also, one suspects, because the numbering was getting a bit high). However, DVD releases from around the time the 2009 movie came out inserted the numerals VII through X into the titles.
286* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
287** Upon its release in 1977, the first movie was called simply ''Star Wars''. Its first sequel was titled ''Episode '''V''': Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', and a 1981 re-release of the original movie retroactively added the subtitle ''Episode IV: Film/ANewHope''. This was all decades before Lucas got around to making the {{Prequel}} Trilogy (note that none of these movies were referred to by episode number anywhere but the opening crawl until the prequels came out). This always leads into TitleConfusion when trying to mention one of the movies not by subtitle or number. For example, the "first ''Franchise/StarWars'' movie" could refer to either Episode I or Episode IV.
288** Notably, the Original Trilogy only had their episode numbers appear in the OpeningScroll and were never marketed as such. The prequels, however, were heavily marketed as ''Episode I'', ''Episode II'' and ''Episode III'' respectively. The eventual third trilogy also only used numbers in the opening scroll: their official titles are ''Star Wars: Film/TheForceAwakens'', ''Star Wars: Film/TheLastJedi'' and ''Star Wars: Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker.''
289* The sequel to ''Film/StepUp'' was ''Step Up 2 The Streets.'' This could also be considered a NumberedSequel.
290* The ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' films were simply numbered up until the fourth installment, ''[[Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace Superman IV: The Quest For Peace]]''. A partial reboot of the series and quasi-sequel to ''Film/SupermanII'' was ''Film/SupermanReturns'', which was followed by the full-fledged reboot, ''Film/ManOfSteel'', because Franchise/{{Batman}} [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy proved]] you don't need the superhero's name in the title anymore. Then its sequel goes back to naming Supes while making sure to point out it's a crossover (''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'').
291* ''Film/TheTerminator'' was followed by rather plain ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'' and ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''. The fourth drops the numbers entirely (''Film/TerminatorSalvation''), the fifth follows suit (''Film/TerminatorGenisys''), along with sixth, which also ignores movies 3-5 (''Film/TerminatorDarkFate'').
292* The "Thin Man" referred to in the title of the Creator/DashiellHammett novel and Creator/WilliamPowell-Myrna Loy screwball comedy-mystery film ''Film/TheThinMan'' was actually a missing person that Nick Charles was retained to find, [[spoiler:and turns out to be the victim of the murder Nick and Nora wind up solving]]. For some reason, audiences started associating "the Thin Man" with Nick Charles (note that Nick isn't thin at all in the book, while William Powell was quite thin indeed), and the ''Thin Man'' sequels gave in to this and became references to the erroneous "Nick Charles" = "Thin Man" equation. This is most obvious in the fifth movie in the series, ''Film/TheThinManGoesHome'', in which Nick Charles returned to his boyhood home to visit his parents (and, of course, managed during that visit [[AmateurSleuth to get involved in a murder case]]).
293* ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'':
294** The original trilogy: ''[[Film/XMen1 X-Men]]'', ''Film/X2XMenUnited,'' and ''Film/XMenTheLastStand.'' The second film goes by a few different titles, perhaps because "X-Men United" sounds like a soccer team to viewers outside the U.S.
295** The spinoff films starring Wolverine: ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' (2009), a prequel, was intended to start a spinoff "X-Men Origins" franchise [[StillbornFranchise which never materialised]]; ''Film/TheWolverine'' (2013) was a mostly stand-alone story set after the original trilogy; and ''Film/{{Logan}}'' (2017), a DistantFinale of sorts named after Wolverine's street name.
296** The prequel series: ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' (2011), ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' (2014)[[note]]which also partially follows on from the original trilogy and ''The Wolverine''[[/note]] and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' (2016) all have a consistent title-subtitle format. But then this pattern was broken with ''Film/DarkPhoenix'' (2019), although it was marketed as "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" in some countries.
297* This happened to Creator/JackieChan films in the USA a ''lot'', because they were originally released only on home video here, where they were underground cult favorites, but not part of mainstream culture.
298** His film ''Film/RumbleInTheBronx'' was released theatrically and became a hit, so many of his earlier films got re-released on video or finally given a theatrical release. However, several of his films were part of long-running series, the earlier films typically had cheap sets and special effects, were shot on poor-quality film stock, and/or were not originally written with worldwide release in mind, and so the studios and distributors didn't think [[EagleLand American]] audiences would understand the Chinese cultural concepts. So the later films in those series, which had better production values and more [[LowestCommonDenominator universal appeal]], got theatrical releases under new titles, with the earlier films re-released on home video... retitled as if they were follow-on sequels to the later films that got theatrically-released first here in the states.
299** ''Film/ArmorOfGod 2: Operation Condor'' was released theatrically in the US first, so it was re-titled ''Operation Condor''. When that did well, the earlier film in the series was retitled from ''Armor of God'' to ''Operation Condor 2: The Armor of the Gods''.
300** ''Police Story 3: Supercop'' was similarly released theatrically as simply ''Supercop'', leading to the several other films in the series being re-titled "Supercop 2" through ''Supercop 5'' for home video releases.
301** ''Film/DrunkenMaster 2'' was retitled ''Legend of the Drunken Master'' when released in the US. You could be forgiven for thinking there wasn't a ''Drunken Master 1'', given that nobody these days really associates Jackie Chan with his earliest fare.
302* ''Film/AlvinAndTheChipmunks: The [[{{Pun}} Squeakquel]]''. The others just have punny subtitles without pointing out they're follow-ups (''Chipwrecked'' and ''The Road Chip'').
303* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'':
304** The series has a fairly consistent ''Godzilla vs. Whatever'' or ''Whatever vs. Godzilla'' formula, but strange titles pop up from time to time. In Japan, there are two films called ''Godzilla'', one of which is [[Film/{{Gojira}} the original]] and the other of which is [[Film/TheReturnOfGodzilla its direct sequel]] that erases the movies that came in between. Also, some of the later movies replaced the "vs." in the titles with an "X" for no apparent reason.
305** Before they settled on the "Vs." format, though, the filmmakers got somewhat...creative...with the titles. The fifth film, ''Film/GhidorahTheThreeHeadedMonster'' dropped Godzilla from the title entirely, and the international titles for 3 of the next 4 films didn't reference Godzilla at all (''Film/SonOfGodzilla'', the 8th film, being the exception).
306** When [[Film/Godzilla2014 the 2014 American version]] got a sequel, it was called ''Film/{{Godzilla King Of The Monsters|2019}}''... which had the slight problem of being [[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 the exact name the original 1954 movie got upon its US release]] (some countries at least alleviated by adding a "II"). At least third installment ''Film/GodzillaVsKong'' was an inverse of the first time he faced the great ape (''Film/KingKongVsGodzilla'').
307* Surprisingly averted for almost the entire run of the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' series, which were simply consistently numbered with successive Roman numerals and no subtitles. The filmmakers explicitly noted that they were not going with sequel names like ''Saw 2: Hacksaw'' or ''[[Letters2Numbers S4w]]'' to avoid this. This lasted until the seventh film, which instead of being ''Saw VII'' is ''Film/Saw3D'' (the DVD release has renamed it ''[[SeriesFauxnale Saw: The Final Chapter]]''). The following two sequels were named ''Film/{{Jigsaw}}'' and ''Film/{{Spiral|2021}}'' (technically, it's ''Spiral: From the Book of Saw''). The tenth film went back to Roman numerals by calling itself ''Film/SawX''.
308* ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'':
309** Creator/MichaelBay said that the films under his watch wouldn't have {{Numbered Sequel}}s. It was followed by ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'', ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'', ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' and ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight''. It was at least consistent all throughout, but this does create the obvious problem of not being able to know the correct order without any prior knowledge or research.
310** The series' ContinuityReboot, ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'' is followed by ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'', restoring the pattern.
311* ''Film/MissionImpossible1996'' had two numbered sequels. The fourth drops them: ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol''. ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'', ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'' and ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'' followed suit. ''Dead Recknoning'' originally had [[Title1 "Part One"]] attached even, but then the retooling of the sequel and the fact that it will get a new title altogether made Creator/{{Paramount}} [[PostReleaseRetitle drop the use of it]].
312* The sequel to ''Film/Piranha3D'' is titled ''Film/Piranha3DD''.
313* ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'' certainly makes an odder name than ''The Brady Bunch Movie 2'' would have, especially since "Brady" isn't usually an adjective (though this marks neither the first nor last time that Paramount would use it as one).
314* ''Almost'' played straight with ''Film/{{Tron}}'''s sequel, ''Film/TronLegacy'', which was originally going to be called [=TR2N=]. How it was supposed to be pronounced is anyone's guess.
315* Gradually happened with ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}''. There's ''Leprechaun'', followed by ''Film/Leprechaun2'' and ''Film/{{Leprechaun 3}}'', then introducing subtitles with ''Film/Leprechaun4InSpace'', followed by dropping the number for ''Film/LeprechaunInTheHood'' and ending with ''Film/LeprechaunBack2ThaHood'' by mimicking ''Film/TwoFastTwoFurious'''s ridiculous title.
316* ''Camp Blood, Camp Blood 2'' and... ''Within the Woods''.
317* Parodied in an early opening of ''Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch'', in which WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck attempts to rename the film "''The Return of Super-Daffy Meets Gremlins 2 Part 6: The Movie''".
318* ''Film/HomeAlone'' got a SettingUpdate sequel (''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork''). Then came a sequel with [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute another character]], ''Film/HomeAlone3''. Then one that's ''supposedly'' with the same character from the original, ''Film/HomeAlone4TakingBackTheHouse''. The following two dropped numbers altogether.
319* ''Truth or Dare?: A Critical Madness'' was followed by ''Wicked Games, Screaming for Sanity: Truth or Dare 3'' and ''Deadly Dares: Truth or Dare Part IV''.
320* The fifth ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' movie, the "Latino SpinOff" set in Oxnard, California is called ''Film/ParanormalActivityTheMarkedOnes''. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Originally]] it was to be titled ''The Oxnard Tapes'', with no mention of the ''Paranormal Activity'' name. The next official film, ''Film/ParanormalActivityTheGhostDimension'' was released in March 2015.
321* There's very little consistency in the sequel naming used by ''Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre'' franchise. The [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2 first sequel]] was just a {{Numbered Sequel|s}}, but the next movie went the ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' direction by calling itself ''Film/LeatherfaceTheTexasChainsawMassacreIII''. [[Film/TexasChainsawMassacreTheNextGeneration Part 4]] then switched the numbers for subtitles. The [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre2003 remake series]] has too few entries to really say it's inconsistent, but 2013 saw the release of ''Film/TexasChainsaw3D'', which also [[CanonDiscontinuity ignores every film after the original]]. The next film in the series was titled simply ''{{Film/Leatherface}}'', and is an [[OriginsEpisode origin story of the titular character]]. It is followed by ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (no “the”), which will again disregard everything since the original.
322* ''Franchise/EvilDead'': The original ''Film/{{The Evil Dead|1981}}'' spawned two sequels, ''[[Film/EvilDead2 Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn]]'' and ''Film/ArmyOfDarkness.'' The remake is simply titled ''Film/{{Evil Dead|2013}}''. The sequel television series is ''Series/AshVsEvilDead''.
323* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'' followed by... ''Film/TurboAPowerRangersMovie''.
324* The Literature/LeftBehind film series of 2000-2005 had ''Left Behind: The Movie'', ''Left Behind II: Tribulation Force'',...and ''Left Behind: World At War'', justified in that case since ''World At War'' was simply the MovieMultipack second half of ''Left Behind II'', both of which covered the second book.
325* ''The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia''. Maybe the ghosts took a road trip...?
326* ''Film/TetsuoTheIronMan'' was followed by ''Tetsuo II: Body Hammer'', reflecting the Adjective Noun style of sequel naming.
327* ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'' has a sequel entitled ''Film/BookOfShadowsBlairWitch2''. This uses the odd SequelTheOriginalTitle format. The title also makes no sense as no "Book of Shadows" is ever mentioned, or alluded to, and it has nothing to do with anything in the movie. It got worse when the series was revived, with the plain title ''Film/BlairWitch''.
328* The sequels to ''Film/JurassicPark1993'' aren't very cohesive. The second is ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', then the third is ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', and the fourth is ''Film/JurassicWorld''. The fifth shows it's mostly tied to the predecessor: ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom''. The sixth took a page from ''Star Trek'' and dropped the colon, ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion''.
329* The sequel to the erotic thriller ''Film/WildOrchid'' is called ''Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue''.
330* ''Film/TopGun'' had a sequel that used the protagonist's callsign as the subtitle, ''Film/TopGunMaverick''.
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333[[folder:Literature]]
334* ''Literature/LorienLegacies'' has a series of (important) supplemental e-novellas called "The Lost Files". The first title in this series, which sets the insanely high bar for story title-age everywhere, is ''I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Six's Legacy''. The rest of them (''Nine's Legacy'', ''The Fallen Legacies'') follow this trend. A fifth collection (13-15) was released in May 2016 as ''Zero Hour''. (''I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Zero Hour — Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files''... [[ColonCancer we may need an oncologist in here]].
335* Creator/TerryPratchett's second book, ''The Light Fantastic'', was originally subtitled "The Sequel to ''The Colour of Magic''" in its UK print. As Pratchett became more prolific, it was changed to "A Sequel to ''The Colour of Magic''" and, later, "A Literature/{{Discworld}} Novel." For a while, they were all subtitled as "The nth Literature/{{Discworld}} Novel" until the numbers [[LongRunner got ridiculous]] and "A Literature/{{Discworld}} Novel" was born.
336* Similar to the Discworld example, the ''Literature/DresdenFiles'' books were labelled "Book n of the Dresden Files" for about the first six books. Since ''Dead Beat'', the seventh installment, they've been "A novel of the Dresden Files".
337* ''Literature/AmericanGods'' has a sequel named ''Literature/AnansiBoys''. Narrator in ''Literature/AnansiBoys'' has a fun with this trope at one point.
338-->'''Narrator:''' Nothing was happening. Still nothing was happening. Another Nothing. The Return Of Nothing. Son Of Nothing. Nothing Strikes Back. Nothing, Creator/AbbottAndCostello Meets The Werewolf.
339* The ''Literature/ThursdayNext'' series contains seven books to date, with no discernible naming convention. The fifth one is called ''First Among Sequels''.
340* ''Return to Literature/PlanetTad'' isn't an example, but the title page has "Revenge of, "Beneath the," "Beyond the," "Attack of the," "Escape from" and "Son of" above the title, each of them crossed out.
341* ''Literature/ChaosFighters'' has a few novels with such titles. ''[[NonLinearSequel Chaos Fighters II]]'' is a major offender with subtitles ''Cyberion Strike'' and its sequel ''Chemical Siege''. However, it helps that the former is [[spoiler:the name of the final attack launched by the big bad of the novel]] while the latter refers to the chemical hollows which pollutes the city of Murio. Both titles are set as a TimeSkip to the ''main series''.
342* ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'' has several sequels, all of which follow the same naming pattern. However, while (for example) ''Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew up the Moon'' hints at large-scale adventure, much like the first book, ''Please Don't Tell My Parents You Believe Her'' sounds more like a story of small-scale heartbreak.
343* The original novel series that becamse ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood'' has a confusing title history to say the least! The original story was originally published as two separate titles; ''Escape from Danger'' and ''The Way to White Deer'' before being compiled as ''The Animals of Farthing Wood''. These were then followed by five sequels -- ''In the Grip of Winter'', ''Fox's Feud'', ''The Fox Cub Bold'', ''The Siege of White Deer Park'', ''In the Path of the Storm'' and ''Battle for the Park'' -- and finally a prequel, ''Farthing Wood: The Adventure Begins''. Then there's the Farthing Wood Omnibuses, of which two were published -- but ''The Animals of Farthing Wood Omnibus'' actually '''lacks''' the original Animals of Farthing Wood novel, instead containing the first three sequels, and the Second Omnibus only contains the fourth through to sixth sequels and doesn't contain the prequel.
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346[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
347* While some teams returning to ''Series/RobotWars'' give their robot a [[NumberedSequels numbered sequel]] name (Chaos 2, for example, which was [[AdaptationDistillation much more successful]] than Chaos) others use an OddlyNamedSequel name (for instance [[Series/RedDwarf Scutter's Revenge]] being followed by Spawn of Scutter, which in turn was followed by Spawn Again).
348* Each season of ''Series/BabylonFive'' has its own subtitle: 'Signs and Portents', 'The Coming of Shadows', 'Point of No Return', 'No Surrender, No Retreat' and 'The Wheel of Fire'. However, this subtitle does not appear in the credits and was strictly informal until the DVD releases, when the subtitle was included on the front cover packaging. The season titles were also the titles of the most significant episodes in that season, which did appear on screen. (Thus Season I was named ''Signs and Portents'' after the episode that introduced Morden and really kicked off the MythArc, and so on.)
349* ''Series/AshesToAshes2008'' is a sequel series to ''Series/{{Life On Mars|2006}}'' set in London, eight years later. Both are Music/DavidBowie song titles. The ironic thing is that the song "Ashes to Ashes" is a sequel to the song "Space Oddity," which is not the name of a TV show. Yet.
350* The British musical comedy/drama series ''Series/{{Blackpool}}'' had a two-part sequel, ''Viva Blackpool''. The original ''Blackpool'' series was called ''Viva Blackpool'' for US distribution.
351* ''Grace and Favour'', the short-lived sequel series to ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'', was marketed in the U.S. as ''Are You Being Served? Again!'' Some believe that this is due to ViewersAreMorons, but others (including cast member Frank Thornton) argue that if it were more clearly identified as a sequel to ''Are You Being Served?'', it might not have been short-lived.
352* ''Series/{{MASH}}'' was followed by ''Series/AfterMASH''.
353* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' was followed by ''Series/PowerRangersZeo''. "Zeo" was the name of the crystal that gave the Mighty Morphin' heroes their new powers. From then on, the default name for any series, whether connected to the previous series or not, has always been ''Power Rangers X'', with X characterizing the Rangers' power source or function, or in some cases the setting ([[Series/PowerRangersInSpace one series]] was literally and titularly ''Power Rangers [[RecycledINSPACE in Space!]]'').
354* In Japan, ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' was followed by ''Series/JAKQDengekitai'' and ''Series/BattleFeverJ'' before every Franchise/SuperSentai season followed the same "[[AdjectiveNounFred [Adjective] Sentai [Name]]]" template (with only [[Series/ChoudenshiBioman two]] [[Series/ChoushinseiFlashman exceptions]]).
355* Parodied by the Portuguese comedy show ''Paraíso Filmes'', about a Toilet shop/Movie studio (no, that's not a typo) where the plot of every episode revolves around shooting a Z-grade movie. In one episode they shoot their newest production, a ninja movie entitled ''The Return of the Vengeance of the Red Dragon 6''.
356* ''Series/TheMole 2: The Next Betrayal''
357* ''Series/BattlestarGalacticaBloodAndChrome''
358* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'': The blooper episode "iBloop" had a SequelEpisode called "iBloop 2: Electric Bloopaloo".
359* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' gives us "[=CharDee=] [=MacDennis=] 2: Electric Boogaloo" (both the episode title and the name of the in-universe board game), courtesy of [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Frank]]... much to the group's chagrin.
360* ''Series/{{Community}}'' discussed this in the episode "Pillows and Blankets", where Abed compares the nonsensical nature of war to the Rambo movie titles.
361* ''Series/{{Survivor}}'': Most early seasons were named after their location, but then we have the returning-contestant seasons of ''All-Stars'' and ''Heroes Vs Villains''. ''Panama'' is also known by the subtitle ''Exile Island'', its gimmick. (''Micronesia'' similarly used to be known as ''Fans vs. Favorites'', but with ''Caramoan'' using the same gimmick and subtitle the location is now necessary to differentiate.) Eventually, due to most seasons filming in Samoa or Fiji, titles based on the gimmicks became commonplace and are no longer "odd". Then, in a first for the series, the season after ''Winners at War'' was simply titled ''Survivor 41''.
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364[[folder:Music]]
365* ''Danza II: The Electric Boogaloo'' by The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza.
366* The first three [=LPs=] released by Music/LedZeppelin were called simply ''Music/{{Led Zeppelin|1969}}'', ''Music/LedZeppelinII'' and ''Music/LedZeppelinIII''. Their fourth album, which has NoTitle aside from a sequence of unpronounceable symbols, is informally referred to as ''Music/LedZeppelinIV'' in keeping with this pattern. The fourth album is also sometimes called "Zoso" due to the fourth unpronounceable symbol looking vaguely like that word.
367* Music/FranzFerdinand:
368** Early in their career, they had intended to title all their albums simply ''Franz Ferdinand'', and differentiate them only by their cover art. Their producer talked them out of the idea.
369** Their second album, ''You Could Have It So Much Better'', was originally going to be called ''You Could Have It So Much Better...with Franz Ferdinand,'' which is [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a much better title]]. Specially as the third had the band in its title (''Tonight: Franz Ferdinand'').
370** Similarly, Music/{{Weezer}} currently has four (out of ten) self-titled albums. They're identified by the colors of the cover: blue, green, red, and white.
371* Music/PeterGabriel's first four solo albums were all named ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Peter Gabriel]]''. To avoid insanity, the first three were given nicknames based on their covers: ''Music/{{Car}}'', ''Music/{{Scratch}}'', and ''Music/{{Melt}}''. The fourth, meanwhile, was retitled ''Music/{{Security}}'' in North America at the behest of Creator/GeffenRecords, and it stuck in the public consciousness. Gabriel said he wanted each cover to look like the next issue of a magazine (thus the identical [[UsefulNotes/{{Fonts}} typeface]]/layout on those four [=LPs=]).
372* Music/FleetwoodMac released ''two'' self-titled albums -- one during the years when Peter Green was the frontman, and another during their decidedly more successful Buckingham-Nicks years.
373* The Soviettes subvert the usual practice of bands naming their albums with actual titles, and made ''LP I'', ''LP II'' and ''LP III''. Portending at least a six-album career, these Minnesotans strove to create a "rainbow" of album art. ''LP I'' sported a red scheme, ''LP II'' featured orange, and ''LP III'' was yellow. Theoretically, [=LPs=] IV-VI would have been green-, blue- and violet-themed (indigo having been stricken from the spectrum long ago). This was confirmed both in an interview and in the fact that the band's post-career online-only release, ''Rarities'', had the green color scheme LP IV ''would'' have had.
374* Music/{{Seal}}'s first two albums were self-titled. His third self-titled album (but fourth album) is called ''Seal IV''.
375* The supergroup Traveling Wilburys' first album was called simply ''Volume One''; their second and final album was named, of course, ''Volume Three''.
376** ''Volume One'' was given this name for deliberately ironic reasons; i.e., the unlikelihood of there ever being a ''Volume Two''. Of course, when a new album was in the works, that would have ruined the joke, so they had to give it an equally ironic title.
377** In the late Nineties, George Harrison said that if there was ever another Wilburys album, it would be called "Volume Five."
378** Spoiling the joke somewhat, a Russian label put out Tom Petty's ''Full Moon Fever'' as ''The Traveling Wilburys, Volume Two.'' This actually works - the album was released between Volumes One and Three, and has Harrison, Orbison and Lynne making appearances.
379** [[Creator/ZooeyDeschanel She & Him]] titled their first album ''Volume One'' in tribute to Traveling Wilburys. However, in their distinctly non-ironic style, they decided to call the next album ''Volume Two''.
380* Music/TheyMightBeGiants' self-titled debut album has been nicknamed "The Pink Album" because of its cover art. And as a Beatles reference. And to differentiate it from the band's widely-known 1985 demo, which was also titled ''They Might Be Giants''.
381* Music/CoheedAndCambria's entire discography thus far is full of this. In order: ''The Second Stage Turbine Blade'', ''In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3'', ''Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 1: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness'', ''Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV, Vol. 2: No World for Tomorrow'', and ''Year of the Black Rainbow''. There is an explanation for all this: Their whole discography is basically one long ConceptAlbum broken up into parts, and they started with "two" because they intended from the beginning to eventually make a prequel album. ''Year of the Black Rainbow'' is that prequel album, and while it broke with the chronological album titles altogether, the first track is titled "One".
382* Music/{{Chicago}} has subverted this numerous times, making album titles with nothing but roman numerals. They're up to XXXII; that includes the greatest hits but DOESN'T include a few non-numbered releases like ''Live in Japan'' so they really have closer to 40 releases over the years.
383* Music/KillswitchEngage's second self-titled release was known among fans as ''Killswitch Engage II'' even while the title was just rumored.
384* Music/{{Metallica}}'s 1996 album ''Load'' was followed the next year with ''[=ReLoad=]''.
385* Music/BeastieBoys' last album is called ''Hot Sauce Committee Part 2''. There is no ''Part One'', though there was supposed to be. Supposedly the boys were busy making "Part One" when MCA was diagnosed with cancer, thus the album was delayed. ''Part 2'' was released because the boys said they were going to release it on a certain date, so it kind of makes "Part One" a case of "The Missing Floppies".
386* Also boasting two self-titled albums is the band Rancid. The first was released in 1993, the second in 2000.
387* Music/{{Periphery}} followed up their self-titled debut album with ''Periphery II: This Time It's Personal''. Their third and fourth album formed a double album called ''Juggernaut'', consistenty of ''Juggernaut: Alpha'' and ''Juggernaut: Omega''. Afterwards they resumed the pattern, with ''Periphery III: Select Difficulty'' and ''Periphery IV: Hail Stan''.
388* ''Music/Vol3TheSubliminalVerses'' by Music/{{Slipknot}} is actually the band's fourth. ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Slipknot]]'' is their second. Their first was a limited, self-issued album called ''Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.'', released in 1996. Their sixth album is called ''Music/PointFiveTheGrayChapter''.
389* Music/{{The Cure|Band}}'s list of albums are not numbered (though Robert Smith tried to claim at least three were a trilogy). However, it took over twenty years and twelve albums for them to finally have a SelfTitledAlbum. It was not quite fittingly their last one, only second to last, as of 2013; the last (as of now) is ''4:13 Dream''.
390* Music/{{Korn}}'s 2010 album release was named ''Korn III: Remember Who You Are'' despite being the band's 9th album. The reason for this name was because the band wanted to return to their mid 90s NuMetal roots (and retroactively saying that their second album, ''Life is Peachy'', is now considered "Korn II") after going through years of experimentation that caused some older fans to drop off (their previous attempts at trying to draw back older fans, including an album that actually has no official name, yielded mixed results).
391* Music/{{Meatloaf}} had a classic album titled ''Bat Out Of Hell'' after one of its songs. Decades later, he released the sequel album, ''Bat Out of Hell II: [[{{Metaphorgotten}} Back into Hell]]'' and third, ''Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose''.
392* Music/EpikHigh's albums ''Map the Soul'' and ''Remapping the Human Soul''. Guess their cartography wasn't on point the first time.
393* Subverted with Music/{{Santana}}'s 2016 album ''Santana IV''. They've had well over 30 albums prior to this one. But it ''is'' the fourth album featuring nearly all of the Classic Santana lineup.
394* Music/{{AJJ}} frequently parodies this in their titles. "People II: The Reckoning," "People II 2: Still Peoplin'," and "Gift of the Magi 2: Return of the Magi." In addition, "People II: The Reckoning" comes before "People," the song it's a sequel to, on ''People That Can Eat People''... The band has joked that their next album will feature "People II 2 Act II: The Peoplening." Hasn't happened yet, but they did make an album called ''The Bible 2''.
395* When the Santa Clara Vanguard used ''Scheherazade'' for their 2004 show, they titled the program "Attraction: The Music of Scheherazade". They brought back the work for their 2014 show, which they titled "Scheherazade: Words 2 Live By".
396* When a ''Music/TaylorSwift'' song turns out to be a sequel to something earlier, [[StealthSequel you definitely won't be able to tell from the title alone]]. "exile" follows up on "The Last Time", "cardigan", "august" and "betty" make up the trilogy called the "Teenage Love Triangle" and "Long Live" is the SpiritualSuccessor to "Change".
397* ''Music/VanHalen II'' was their second album. ''Van Halen III'' their eleventh, but the one with their third singer.
398* Secret Chief 3 have a song series that would be a simple case of numbered sequels, except they also changed the song's spelling with every installment. On their debut album they had a short track named "Zulkifar". Then they extended it to a full song[[note]]both on a vinyl single and on rereleases of their sophomore album[[/note]] and swapped two letters to title it "Zulfikar II". Then the trance remix was titled "Zulfiqar III".[[note]]Granted, it was originally "Zulfikar III" when it was the B-side to the vinyl single version of "Zulfikar II". But the spelling with the "q" appeared on the album ''Book M'' which is definitely better known.[[/note]]
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401[[folder:Pinballs]]
402* Creator/WilliamsElectronics' ''Pin*Bot'' was followed by ''[[Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinbot The Machine: Bride Of Pin*Bot]]'' and ''[[Pinball/JackBot Jack*Bot: A [=PinBot=] Adventure]]''.
403* ''[[Pinball/TheGetawayHighSpeed2 The Getaway: High Speed II]]'' is the sequel to ''Pinball/HighSpeed''.
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406[[folder:Podcasts]]
407* ''Podcast/IrregularPodcast #17'': "Arlington Wolfe 2: Parachronic Boogaloo"
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410[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
411* In 1985, the World Wrestling Federation held a pay-per-view called Wrestling/WrestleMania. Since then, they've bounced back and forth in number conventions for each year's edition of the show. Each show name, in order:
412** WWF [=WrestleMania=], followed by WWF [=WrestleMania=] 2, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, 13, XIV, XV, [[AnnualTitle 2000]] (the 16th incarnation), X-Seven (pronounced "Seventeen"), and X8 (pronounced "Eighteen").
413** After the name-change to World Wrestling Entertainment, they had WWE [=WrestleMania=] XIX, XX, 21, 22, 23, XXIV, "[[WritersCannotDoMath WWE The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania]]" (aka XXV), XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, 29 (aka "NY NJ"), and XXX.
414** Following [=WrestleMania=] XXX, the event logos stopped using numbers altogether (elsewhere they are distinguished using Arabic numerals) and instead used symbols, resulting in fans calling the events "[=WrestleMania=] Play Button" (31), "[=WrestleMania=] Star" (32), "[=WrestleMania=] Sun" (33), "[=WrestleMania=] Fleur-de-lis" (34), "[=WrestleMania=] Liberty Crown" (35) and "[=WrestleMania=] [[{{Pirate}} Pirate Flag]]" (36).
415* In 2005, WWE held an Extreme Championship Wrestling reunion event called ECW One Night Stand. The event was held again the next year under the same name as the first show of the newly-relaunched ECW brand. The year after that, WWE decided to drop the ECW-exclusive nature of the event, and it became WWE One Night Stand. Two years later, it was again renamed WWE Extreme Rules.
416* Every year from 2001 to 2006, WWE held an event called "Vengeance." The 2007 edition was called "Vengeance: Night of Champions," and for 2008 through 2010, the show was just "Night of Champions." To confuse matters further, 2011 saw both "Night of Champions" and "Vengeance."
417* WCW's SuperBrawl event was pretty consistently called "WCW SuperBrawl [Roman numeral]" aside from WCW SuperBrawl [[AnnualTtile 2000]] and the next year's WCW SuperBrawl Revenge.
418* When WCW ran a motorcycle-themed pay-per-view in 1997 called Hog Wild, they ran afoul of a Harley Davidson group which owned that name. All subsequent editions of the show were called Road Wild.
419* WWE's "interactive pay-per-view" event (where viewers could vote on elements of the matches) was originally branded as "Taboo Tuesday" (unusually happening, as per the title, on a Tuesday; presumably simply for the AlliterativeName potential). This lasted for two years until 2006, when the event was shifted to the more sensible Sunday and rebranded "Cyber Sunday" until it went defunct after 2008. As the original title made no reference to being related to Internet voting whatsoever (adding more credence to the notion that it was chosen just because it started with the same letter as "Tuesday"), this may be an inversion (as the later sequels were ''sensibly'' named).
420* NXT has produced five specials: NXT [=ArRIVAL=], NXT Takeover, NXT Takeover: Fatal Four Way, and NXT Takeover: R Evolution (pronounced like R Evolution or "our evolution"), and NXT Takeover: Rival. The IWC was so confused by the Takeover specials at first (before they realized that they were a callback to the old In Your House specials) that Cageside Seats even jokingly called Fatal Four Way NXT Takeover: Electric Boogaloo.
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423[[folder:Roleplay]]
424* Discused in ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mario]] [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Guy]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG RPG]]'':
425-->'''Mario/Peter Griffin:''' By the way Mallow, which movie had the exploding arrows?\
426'''Mallow/Chris Griffin:''' ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''.\
427'''Mario:''' ''Rambo'', OK, it was ''Rambo'', and then was ''Rambo 2'', right?\
428'''Geno/Brian Griffin:''' Actually its full title is ''Film/RamboFirstBloodPartII''.\
429'''Mario:''' ''First Blood Part II''? That doesn't make any sense.\
430'''Mallow:''' Yeah, they should have called it ''Second Blood''.\
431'''Mario:''' Seriously, why do movie sequels have to screw around with the titles?\
432'''Geno:''' You mean how ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty: VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' is actually ''Call of Duty 5''?\
433'''Mario:''' Yeah, exactly.
434* The ''Roleplay/DarwinsSoldiers'' short story ''Card of Ten'' is supposed to have a sequel. The sequel is named ''Ship of State''.
435* The forum roleplay ''Roleplay/{{A Shock to the System|Roleplay}}'' uses these as attack names during battle sequences when the players suggest the same attack several times. Attacking a spider with a [[LaserBlade Fiber-Optic Cutlass]] three times? "Laser Sword", "Laser Sword II: Electric Boogaloo'' and "Laser Sword III: Revenge of Laser Sword". Shooting an [[spoiler:UndeadChild]] in the head four times? "BoomHeadshot", "Boom Headshot II: Moar Headshots!", "Boom Headshot III: Revelations", and "Headshots IV: We Have Run out of Sequel Names".
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439* Microsoft has a history of these:
440** Windows NT started at version 3.1, to coincide with Windows 3.1.
441** Microsoft Windows 7 is an oddly numbered release. Since Windows 3.x, Microsoft abandoned the numbering system but released more than four iterations of Windows, including Windows 95, NT, 98, 2000, Millennium Edition, XP, Server 2003, Vista before returning to the numbering system with Windows 7. Even if we are selective in which editions we count as actual significant releases, it should still have been higher than the 7th major release.
442** From Windows 3.1, Windows development split into two branches, each with its own version number system. Windows 95, 98, 98SE and ME (collectively Windows 9x) were all [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo technically the same operating system]] for the purpose of internal version numbers, 98 and ME just being feature added versions (95 = 4.0, 98 = 4.10, ME = 4.90). Meanwhile, NT isn't a single release (not even the versions marketed as NT: NT 3.x was concurrent with Windows 3.x and looked the part, while NT 4.0 was concurrent with Windows 95 and looked the part), and the last Windows version that ''wasn't'' another NT version was ME. Even once the "NT" tag was dropped from the branding, new versions continued to be given NT version numbers internally: Windows 2000 is NT 5.0; XP is NT 5.1; Server 2003 is 5.2; Vista is NT 6.0, hence the selection of the number 7 for the next release. However, Windows 7 is internally NT 6.1. None of this is clear from the labelling, as the release names are driven by Marketing and not technical concerns. Still counts as Oddly Named Sequels of course.
443** The numbering of NT has gone weird for technical compatibility (programs that look at the NT version to decide if they work on that version of Windows). Windows 7 is NT 6.1, Windows 8 is NT 6.2, and Windows 8.1 is NT 6.3.
444** Microsoft has announced that Windows 8.1 would now be followed by Windows 10, thus bypassing 9 altogether. This was actually done somewhat pragmatically to avoid conflicts with legacy programs designed for older versions that would identify 95 and 98 with strings such as [=if(version.StartsWith("Windows 9"))=]. The name "Windows One" was floated to provide consistent branding with their many other products with "One" in the name such as Platform/XboxOne, [=OneDrive=], [=OneNote=], etc. but decided against because of confusion with Windows 1.0 and likely based on the response to the Xbox One name.
445** 10 effectively created a clean slate as it moved towards semi-annual feature updates rather than an entire new version every few years but there are still some oddities with the branding of these as well. Each update has a development codename[[note]]Threshold 1 and 2 followed by Redstone 1-5[[/note]], a version number using the release date similar to Ubuntu, and a branded name such as the Anniversary Update and two iterations of Creator's Update[[note]] not to mention the individual build number 10.0.xxxxxx[[/note]]. While the regular consumer generally only hears the branding name and version number, developers and insiders need to stay familiar with the others. 1804 was released simply as the April 2018 Update and the scheduled first update for 2019 is being seeded to testers as simply 19H1 so it appears they are moving away from the branded names for both release and development.
446** Windows Server releases are ''generally'' titled "Windows Server" followed by the year of release (in 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2019 so far). Except that sometimes there will be a release which has the same name as the previous one with "R2" appended to it (Windows Server 2003 R2 was released in 2005, Windows Server 2008 R2 was released in 2009, and Windows Server 2012 R2 was released in 2013).
447** [=DirectX=] 4 was skipped due to it being a stopgap version and all the developers were waiting for [=DX5=] to ship.
448** The names got confusing between the 9x and NT kernels in the 2000 releases. The 9x releases first go Windows 95 -> Windows 98, and NT goes Windows NT 3.1 -> Windows NT 3.5 -> Windows NT 3.51 -> Windows NT 4.0. So far so good. After that, we got Windows 2000 which, despite its name being a clear continuation of the 9x naming convention, is a continuation of the ''NT'' kernel and is not intended for the general public, being a high-end OS like previous NT versions. And right after that, we got Windows ME, which was the next 9x-based version, even though its name is somewhat closer to the NT naming convention ("Windows" followed by a two-letter acronym).
449* Ubuntu uses a version name based on the year and month of release, with major releases every six months. This is then followed by an alliterative adjective-noun name with the first letters going up through alphabetical order for each release. For example, 10.10 Maverick Meerkat was released in October of 2010, followed next April by 11.04 Natty Narwhal and then 11.10 Oneric Ocelot.
450* Platform/MacOS X is usually more known by its code name more than its version number (which just increments past the decimal). Except they started with big cats. As of 10.9, they're using locations in California starting with the odd-sounding Mavericks (after a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavericks,_California major big-wave surfing area in San Mateo County]]).
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453[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
454* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
455** Due to a disagreement between the game's two creators, the RPG was split into two games, a stripped-down "introductory" version also called ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and an expanded version called ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''. ''AD&D'' was later revised into ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2[-[[superscript:nd]]-] Edition, while the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' line was still being published in parallel. Then the publisher folded and the rights were bought by Wizards of the Coast, who unified the two lines as ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] Edition. So is this the 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', or is it the 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] edition of ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'', making it the 4[-[[superscript:th]]-] edition in order (since the original ''AD&D was a sequel to the original ''D&D'', with the second version of ''D&D'' as a GaidenGame)?
456** Then they followed 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] Edition with a fairly minor revision called ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3.5, which was not so much "confusing" as "stupid" naming.
457** Then followed a reversion to whole numbers, with a very revised rules system released as the 4[-[[superscript:th]]-] Edition. Meanwhile, former publishing partner Paizo took the style of ''D&D''[='s=] 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] Edition and 3.5 rules and revised it into a system they call TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}; the deliberate similarities have earned ''Pathfinder'' the nickname "D&D 3.75", especially among players who disdain the alterations made for 4[-[[superscript:th]]-] Edition ''D&D''.
458** Now a new edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' very unlike the 4[-[[superscript:th]]-] edition has been published called simply "''Dungeons & Dragons''" but semi-officially "''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5[-[[superscript:th]]-] Edition", even though it's really more like the 11[-[[superscript:th]]-] incarnation of the game, depending on how you count all the revisions [[note]]Original ''D&D'', ''D&D Basic'' (first revision), ''Advanced D&D'', Revised ''D&D'' Basic-Expert-Companion-Masters Edition, ''AD&D'' 2[-[[superscript:nd]]-] Edition, ''AD&D'' 2[-[[superscript:nd]]-] Edition Player's Options (sort of ''AD&D'' 2.5), ''D&D'' 3[-[[superscript:rd]]-] Edition, ''D&D'' 3.5 Edition, ''D&D'' 4[-[[superscript:th]]-] Edition, ''D&D'' Essentials (sort of ''D&D'' 4.5)[[/note]].
459** Credit where it's due, Wizards of the Coast is 'aware of how silly the naming conventions have gotten, and are attempting to head them off with the latest revision/edition, which they are calling "One D&D" though most players are sticking with either 6th edition, or 5.5 depending on whom you ask [[note]]The playtest material released is deliberately more like tweaking 5th edition's rules, the same way 3.5 did to 3rd edition, as opposed to the completely new systems of other editions, so it's debatable which is more accurate[[/note]].
460* Rolemaster was followed by Rolemaster Standard System, which split the fandom to the point that the publisher re-released the original as Rolemaster Classic, at the same time renaming the Standard System to Rolemaster Fantasy Roleplaying. They also released a stripped-down set of light rules as Rolemaster Express, after creating a completely different and incompatible stripped-down, simplified game as HARP.
461* ''TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}'' has had (in order) 1st edition, 2nd edition, 5th edition ([[CanonDiscontinuity later declared]] an "[[{{Unperson}} unproduct"]], 3rd edition (unpublished), [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows XP]] (formally dropped after Microsoft complained, so this version was just called "Paranoia"), and 25th Anniversary Edition (a reprint of XP with some additional material). In the interest of fairness, 5th edition was an intentional spoof of this very trope.
462* The editions of ''TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}'' are, in direct line: ''Traveller'', ''[=MegaTraveller=]'', ''Traveller: The New Era'', ''Marc Miller's Traveller'', ''Traveller'' [[note]]AKA Mongoose Traveller 1st Edition [[/note]], ''Traveller 5'', and ''Traveller'' [[note]]AKA Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition[[/note]]. ''Traveller 5'' is really the 6th version of the rules.
463** That progression also doesn't count the ports of the setting to different rules systems: ''GURPS Traveller'', ''Traveller 20'', and ''Traveller HERO'', which were all released between ''Marc Miller's Traveller'' and the second ''Traveller'' in the list above. If you do count them then ''Traveller 5'' is really the 9th or 10th version of the game, depending on whether you count ''GURPS: Traveller Interstellar Wars'' as a separate edition from the rest of the ''GURPS Traveller'' line, since it uses the 4th edition of the ''GURPS'' rules rather than the 3rd.
464** GDW, the makers of ''Traveller'', also released ''Traveller:2300'' in 1986 between the first ''Traveller'' and ''[=MegaTraveller=]''. Rather than a new edition of ''Traveller'' it was a new system with a new setting. After they released ''[=MegaTraveller=]'' they revised and re-titled the game as ''TabletopGame/TwentyThreeHundredAD'', since other than having been made by some of the same people it didn't really have anything to do with ''Traveller''.
465** Mongoose publishing is also releasing revised versions of the last ''Traveller'' on that list. The most current core book is called ''Traveller: Update 2022''.
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468[[folder:Toys]]
469* [[Toys/CSToys CSToys The Alternatives]] is an oddly named {{spinoff}} of a live show done by a toy store in Japan.
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472[[folder:Visual Novels]]
473* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
474** While the Japanese sequels are ''Gyakuten Saiban [[NumberedSequels 2-4]]'' and ''Gyakuten Kenji'' for the spin-off, they were translated as ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All'', ''Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations'', ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', and ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''. [[ColonCancer We may need an oncologist in here.]]
475** Probably has to do with the fact that the localization staff chose the title for the first game before learning that the fourth game would have a new protagonist. Thus, the ''Ace Attorney'' part was promoted as the main title for the rest of the series, while ''Phoenix Wright'' was demoted to a subtitle in the sequels. This continued on with ''[=GS5=]'' and ''[=GS6=]'' (''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'' and ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'', respectively), and [[NoExportForYou presumably the same would've been true of]] ''Gyakuten Kenji 2''.
476** ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'' duology avoids this, being known as ''The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures'' and ''The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve''.
477** In-universe, one of the sequel series to ''The Steel Samurai'' is titled ''[[ShoutOut The Zappy Samurai: Electric Bugaboo]]''.
478* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'', in release order, consists of: ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'', ''Anime/Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool'' (an anime), and ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony''.
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482* ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s parody of such trends was ''Dangeresque 2: This Time, It's Not Dangeresque 1''. And ''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective'', which was released as part of ''Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People''. Not forgetting the original, which was titled ''Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?'' and the prequel ''Dangeresque 0: The Prequel Begins''.
483* A variation occurs in the "Tenth Issue-versary" of ''WebAnimation/TeenGirlSquad'': When the "ARROW'D" guy from issue 1 pops up out of nowhere to kill The Ugly One [[TheyKilledKennyAgain again,]] Narrator Strong Bad announces his arrival with...
484-->'''ARROW'D:''' ARROW'D 2! [[LampshadeHanging ELECTRIC--]] wait a minute. Not this time, Buster!
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487[[folder:Webcomics]]
488* Parodied in [[http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=314 this]] ''Webcomic/HarkAVagrant''. Kate Beaton apparently wants "[[Film/CitySlickersIITheLegendOfCurlysGold The Legend of Curly's Gold]]" to be the next "Electric Boogaloo".
489* ''[[Webcomic/EnsignSueMustDie Ensign 2]]'': [[http://www.interrobangstudios.com/potluck/index.php?strip_id=1485 Electric Sue-galoo]]. The final product was titled (probably more appropriate to the subject matter) ''Ensign Two: The Wrath of Sue'', the former was only used as a promotional image. And the announced third part will be titled ''Ensign³: Crisis of Infinite Sues'' (yes, not 3, cubed).
490* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': The [[http://www.bogleech.com/awfulhospital/archive.html 'Deathly Dungeons']] subplots, (all of which are divisions of the larger 'Inert Vessel' story arc.) Thus far, they include 'Deathly Dungeons,' 'Deathly Dungeons II: The Fungus Forest,' and 'Deathly Dungeons III: Even Dungeonier.'
491* ''Webcomic/NewSchoolKids'' has ''Johnny Keyfeet II: The Keyfeeting''.
492* In ''Series/TheXFiles'' parody comic ''Webcomic/MonsterOfTheWeek'', the strip based on "[[Recap/TheXFilesS05E08Kitsunegari Kitsunegari]]", which was a sequel to " [[Recap/TheXFilesS03E17Pusher Pusher]]", riffs on Modell's trigger phrase "cerulean blue" by having the title "[[http://www.shaenon.com/monsteroftheweek/2018/03/23/x-14/ Cerulean Blue 2: Cerulean Bluegaloo]]".
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495[[folder:Web Original]]
496* A RunningGag on OAFE is giving ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' [[http://www.oafe.net/blog/2015/10/avengers-2-the-titles/ fake titles]] - including "Electric Bugaboo."
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499[[folder:Web Videos]]
500* WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd gives [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEVzPCY2T-g a long diatribe]] about both this topic and MarketBasedTitle.
501* In an [[OutOfCharacter OOC]] Q&A, [[WebVideo/BenDrowned Jadusable]] replied to a question asking about the name of the movie he's filming with "ben 2: electric boogaloo." [[http://jadusable.wikia.com/wiki/1/28/12_Chatango_Q%26A Here]] is a transcript of that Q&A if you want it.
502* ''LetsPlay/{{Chuggaaconroy}}'' used these as the titles for the videos in his ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass Phantom Hourglass]]'' LP, poking fun at the [[ThatOneLevel infamy]] of the Ocean King's Temple.
503** Ocean King II: Turning Over.
504** Ocean King III: The Backtrackening.
505** The Backtrackening's Revenge: Ocean King IV
506** [[OddNameOut Ocean King Gaiden: Gold Edition]]
507** Ocean King V: Now Just Backtracking
508* [[Creator/StuartAshen Ashen]] reviewed a garbage game called ''Oriental Hero'' on his ''Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of'' segment and pointed out that the title had nothing to do with the game's forerunner ''Ninja Master'' (and indeed, they are very different games from one another).
509* ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged'': The second movie with Cooler is titled ''Cooler 2 The Return of Cooler's Revenge The Reckoning''. Probably because the official movies are titled ''Revenge of Cooler'' and ''Return of Cooler'', making it unclear which one is supposed to be the sequel.
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513* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
514** The sequel was going to be called ''The Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra''. Not only did it make no sense whatsoever because Korra isn't the last Airbender (she's not even a native airbender), it's a mouthful. Stranger yet, it was originally going to be called ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' (which would have made a lot more sense), but they had to change it due to legal issues with [[Film/{{Avatar}} a certain movie]]. Prior to release, it was shortened down to simply ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
515** In the UK the original show was always known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' (probably to avoid using the word "bender" which has... implications in the UK) so the sequel series being called ''The Legend of Korra'' fits very well.
516* Happened to ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' in Japan; while ''[[Anime/TransformersHeadmasters Headmasters]]'' had sense, there's no excuse for ''[[Anime/TransformersSuperGodMasterforce Super-God Masterforce]]'' or ''[[Anime/TransformersVictory Victory]]''. They did this very often, spawning no less than ''fourteen'' differently named series (not all televised, or even given fiction at all; Operation Combination is a toy line only, for example.) in Japan, though "only" seven in English-speaking countries.
517* Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''. When the family temporarily get filthy rich, they move. Jack wants to call their new home "Fenton Works 2: This Time, it's Personal".
518* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'''s second season was called ''Total Drama Action'' (shift to movie-themed challenges on an abandoned film lot) and the third season was named ''Total Drama World Tour'' (traveling the world ''and'' spoofing musicals). Season four is titled ''Total Drama Revenge of the Island'' (original location, different cast).
519* Originally named ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' for no particular reason, the show was 'rebooted' (to exactly the same thing) and renamed ''Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1'', then 're-rebooted' (to exactly the same thing ''again'') and renamed ''Aqua Something You Know Whatever''. And then again to ''Aqua TV Show Show''. And then finally to "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever". The only real change is the opening credits.
520* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': InUniverse, Krieger mentions that he and his holographic girlfriend are having a "mushi" night, sushi and movies. The movies they're watching are called ''[[AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles The Fisherman's Wife]]'' and ''The Fisherman's Wife 2: The Retentacling''.
521* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Rainier Wolfcastle starred in ''Frankenberry the Movie 2: The Frankenberry Wears Prada''.
522* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'': InUniverse, Doof lists a sequence of popular horror movies: ''The Grievance'', ''Grievance 2; The Gripe'', ''Grievance 3; Bone to Pick'', and ''Grievance 4; Revenge of the Italian Jug Band''.
523* ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'': Parodied with the ''Krillhunter'' movies. Some of the subtitles are ''Good Krill Hunting'', ''House On Haunted Krill'', and ''The Day the Earth Stood Krill''. The studio eventually reboots the franchise as ''Lady Krillers''.
524* The sequel to ''WesternAnimation/CarolsChristmasCarolForCarolAWomanNamedCarol'' is called (deep breath) ''Carol's Christmas Carol for Carol, a Woman Named Carol 2: The First Sequel to "Carol's Christmas Carol for Carol, A Woman Named Carol"''.
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527[[folder:Real Life]]
528* The Platform/{{Xbox}}, followed by the Platform/Xbox360, probably to suggest equivalence to the Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/{{Wii}} (at the time still known by its code name, Revolution). Microsoft's third console followed the trend with the Platform/XboxOne, which actually confused people due to the seeming chronological regression and "Xbox 1" having been a retronym for ''the original Xbox'', and had the side effect of making it impossible to give the next Xbox a sensible name. The fourth Xbox console line, consisting of the [[Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S]], is thus simply named "Xbox".
529* The Nintendo series of consoles: Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Platform/NintendoGameCube, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo Platform/WiiU. The Wii U name actually caused confusion since it followed Wii accessory naming trends, and since advertising focused too much on the [=GamePad=], too many people thought it was an accessory for the Wii rather than a new console, which, combined with several other factors, had a catastrophic effect on sales (though at least it hadn't been a retronym for the [=GameCube=]). And then there's the portables (Nintendo [=GameBoy=] Advance SP Micro [=DSi=] Lite XL?). The Platform/NintendoSwitch bridges these categories, but the naming of its successors remains to be seen.
530* Similarly, try to figure out how old a camera is by model numbers. Sometimes these model numbers will change ''depending on what country the camera is being sold in''. Even for the more expensive Digital SLR cameras such as the Rebels, the 60D, and the 1DmkIV, the model numbers don't seem to do much to tell you the cameras' relation to each other, aside from additional digits in the EOS model numbers implying that the camera is progressively cheaper (A few years ago, a Canon Rebel EOS 450D ran for about seven or eight hundred bucks. The Canon 1DmkII at the time ran for something close to ''five thousand'' dollars.) Canon's release scheme is: the more numbers in a name, the cheaper the camera (the 1000D or XS is the cheapest option, where the 1D is the most expensive); the higher the number in the series, the newer (20D is older than the 60D). The single-digit cameras are the top of the line pro-bodies with top of the line tech at the time of the release, many of which have had multiple iterations (7D; 5D vs. 5D Mk. II; 1D vs. 1D Mk. IV vs. 1Ds Mk. III)
531* Unlike every other manufacturer of diesel locomotives in the United States, [=ElectroMotive=] assigned model numbers without any reference to their product's capabilities i.e. horsepower or number of drive axles, except for the very earliest models and a few switchers. Numbers were skipped without any apparent pattern, resulting in the FT being followed by F3, F7, and F9, although there were models E1-E9. The GP series had 7, 9, 15, 18, 20, 28, 30, 35, 38, 39, 40, 49, 50, and 60, while the SD series model numbers are 7, 9, 18, 24, 28, 38, 39, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, and 90. And this doesn't even begin to cover the variations within each model, designation for rebuilt models, special features, or models built for export.
532* After the Radeon 9000 series, ATI changed to card numbers beginning with X. When DirectX10 came around and ATI redesigned their chips from the ground-up, the numbering started at HD 2000 and went from there. And then after the HD 7000 series, they redid the numbering to an even more confusing level: the Radeon Rx 200 series. Also applies to the names given to the GPU chips themselves: with the Evergreen/HD 5000 series, ATI dropped the rXXX chip naming scheme in favor of just using the development code names.
533* Nvidia's [=GeForce=] cards are just as confusing.
534** The first one was "256," then there were some 3000s and 4000s followed by "FX [number]," then more numbers up to 9800, after which the 9XXX cards were rebranded as 1XX, and later releases counted up from there. Many of them have "GT," "GTX," "Ti," etc. stuck on to indicate improved performance or...something. Once the numbers reached the high 900s, the next series was called "series 10" and included 10XX models. That was followed by series 16, then series 20, then 30 and 40, all following the four-digit numbering system.
535** The top tier model in the 700 series drops the number part entirely in favor of the [[MeaninglessMeaningfulWords ambiguous word "TITAN"]] instead of what would have been GTX 790, with its more juiced-up versions being called "TITAN Black" and "TITAN Z". After that some, but not all, series of cards had their top tier called some variation of that name with increasingly confusing subtitles. After "TITAN Z" came "TITAN X" (which would otherwise have been GTX 990), then "TITAN X Pascal" and its older brother "TITAN X Xp" (1090), then "TITAN V" (where V stands for the Volta architecture and does not in fact indicate going down from Roman numeral 10 to 5). The last one so far, "TITAN RTX", could have been "RTX 2090". In the 30 and 40 series there were no TITAN models; instead the top tier cards were named "RTX 3090" and "RTX 4090" respectively for the first time since GTX 690.
536** The desktop version skips the 800 series, due to NVIDIA jumping the gun on releasing the Maxwell architecture for laptops. When the next generation of Maxwell came out, rather than have an 800 series for Desktops and possibly a 900 series for laptops, they just bumped the desktop series up to 900. They also skipped the 300 series. Technically there was a 310 which was actually just a rebrand of the 210 (kind of like how the 900 series sounds like a two generation leap over the 700 series, which is very misleading), then they went straight to the 400 series.
537* The Palm series of handheld organizers went through quite a few different numbering/naming schemes over the years:
538** "Pilot" (two numbered models) was followed by "Palm Pilot" ("Personal" and "Professional") which became the "Palm III" (III, [=IIIe=], [=IIIx=], [=IIIxe=], [=IIIc=]) followed by the "Palm V" and "Palm VII". ("Palm IV" was skipped because FourIsDeath.)
539** Later, the m100, m500, and i700 lines replaced the III/V/VII, followed by the Tungsten E/T/W/C lines, the TX and Zire, and a series of Treo phones before the end.
540* The Voodoo line of graphics accelerators also skipped 4, then went back to it as a budget variation of the Voodoo 5 (and then there's the Voodoo Banshee).
541* Desktop IBM and compatible computers.
542** The early versions were named based on their Intel microprocessor chip [[NumberedSequel number]]: 8086 and 8088, followed by the 80186 (which almost nobody ever even heard of, superseded almost immediately by) 80286, 80386, and 80486. Intel complained that AMD and other knockoffs were using their names but were informed that one couldn't trademark a number, so with the 80586 they changed the name to "Pentium," followed by the Pentium II, III, etc.
543** The 80386 and 80486 also came in "SX" versions, the SX being a cheaper (and less powerful) version - except that it was exactly the same chip, it just had some of the programming deactivated.
544** AMD's Athlon series: Athlon, Athlon XP, Athlon 64, Athlon X2/X3/X4, Athlon II X2/X3/X4.
545** Intel did this for the Core series. It started as Core then Core 2, but settled on Core iX. Though this helps in both marketing and utility (whatever number is in X represents its performance tier).
546* What about The Great War, also known as the War to End All Wars? It had a "sequel" - also known as the second World War. Nowadays we have UsefulNotes/WorldWarI and UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, respectively. As the third parts of the trilogy usually suck despite the biggest effects and explosions, let's hope we'll never see WorldWarIII.
547* Looking at the model names in the early iPhone line (iPhone > iPhone 3G > iPhone 3GS > iPhone 4 > iPhone 4S > iPhone 5 > [=iPhone=] 5S/C) it would seem [[UnInstallment they skipped the second installment]]. In reality, the 3G and 3GS models are generally considered to be iPhone 2 and 3 respectively. However, 4S is considered iPhone 4 (just like its predecessor) rather than iPhone 5, making the naming convention oddly inconsistent. Moreover, iPhone 5 is actually the sixth gen iPhone, not fifth gen like its name would have one believe. [=iPhone=] 5C is actually a cheaper, plastic version of the 5 with reduced capabilities. From the iPhone 6 until 11, Apple alternated between incrementing the model number and adding a "C" to last year's phone. The [=iPhone=] X (in place of 10) broke this pattern temporarily, being followed by the iPhone XS. Then Apple dropped 'S' phones are started incrementing normally, following the [=iPhone=] 11 with the 12.
548* The second ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' fan convention was called the [=ConventioCon ExpoFest-A-Rama=] 2: Electric Bugaloo (yes, they really did spell it that way).
549* Creator/AdultSwim : One bump from October 2023 mentions a supercontinent that would be formed in the future, raising temperatures and making mammals extinct, named "Pangaea Two". "Electric Boogaloo".
550* Creator/KevinSmith isn't just an accomplished filmmaker and actor. He's known to be very approachable towards his fanbase. His signature Q&A sessions go as following: "An Evening with Kevin Smith", "An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder", "Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith", "Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40", and "Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell".
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